# All Employees: Financial Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Financial Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 3.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 264.7 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.7% (Aug 2026) to 3.3% (Apr 2019), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-financial-activities-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 264.7 thousands | −3.8 |
| August 2026 | 265.8 thousands | −4.7 |
| July 2026 | 267.8 thousands | −4.1 |
| June 2026 | 267.6 thousands | −3.5 |
| May 2026 | 265.1 thousands | −3.1 |
| April 2026 | 266.3 thousands | −2.3 |
| March 2026 | 267.8 thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2026 | 268.8 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2026 | 270.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| December 2025 | 274.5 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 272.8 thousands | −0.4 |
| October 2025 | 274.8 thousands | −0.1 |
| September 2025 | 275.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 278.8 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 279.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2025 | 277.2 thousands | 0.07 |
| May 2025 | 273.6 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 272.7 thousands | 0.1 |
| March 2025 | 271.8 thousands | −0.4 |
| February 2025 | 271.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2025 | 271.8 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 273.8 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2024 | 273.8 thousands | −1.1 |
| October 2024 | 275.2 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```