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All Employees: Financial Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55000000

Latest (y/y)−3.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−4.7%August 2026
Level302.9 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Financial Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was down 3.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 302.9 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (Aug 2026) to 3.0% (Apr 2019), averaging 0.3%.

All Employees: Financial Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−7.5%−5.0%−2.5%0.0%2.5%5.0%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Financial Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Financial Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands)28030032034019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Financial Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026302.9 thousands−3.9
August 2026304.2 thousands−4.7
July 2026306.5 thousands−4.2
June 2026306.3 thousands−3.6
May 2026303.8 thousands−3.2
April 2026305.3 thousands−2.3
March 2026306.8 thousands−1.5
February 2026308.0 thousands−1.2
January 2026309.2 thousands−0.8
December 2025314.3 thousands0.0
November 2025312.5 thousands−0.6
October 2025314.8 thousands−0.3
September 2025315.2 thousands0.4
August 2025319.1 thousands0.4
July 2025319.9 thousands0.5
June 2025317.6 thousands0.4
May 2025313.7 thousands0.6
April 2025312.6 thousands0.4
March 2025311.5 thousands0.10
February 2025311.6 thousands0.10
January 2025311.7 thousands0.06
December 2024314.3 thousands−0.6
November 2024314.4 thousands−0.7
October 2024315.6 thousands−0.9

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high3.0% (Apr 2019)
10-year low−4.7% (Aug 2026)
10-year average0.3%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55000000

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Financial Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)”.