# All Employees: Finance and Insurance — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Finance and Insurance — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 207.1 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.2% (Aug 2026) to 3.6% (Apr 2019), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55520000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-finance-and-insurance-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 207.1 thousands | −3.5 |
| August 2026 | 208.2 thousands | −4.2 |
| July 2026 | 210.2 thousands | −3.6 |
| June 2026 | 210.3 thousands | −2.7 |
| May 2026 | 207.9 thousands | −2.6 |
| April 2026 | 209.3 thousands | −2.1 |
| March 2026 | 210.8 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2026 | 211.3 thousands | −1.0 |
| January 2026 | 211.6 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2025 | 215.4 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 213.2 thousands | −0.2 |
| October 2025 | 214.5 thousands | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 214.7 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 217.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 218.0 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 216.1 thousands | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 213.5 thousands | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 213.8 thousands | 0.3 |
| March 2025 | 213.5 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 213.4 thousands | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 213.3 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 213.6 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 213.6 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2024 | 213.5 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55520000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55520000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```