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All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445000

Latest (y/y)−1.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.1%August 2026
Level72.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 1.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 72.20 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since June 2022.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.2% (Jan 2022) to 5.0% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.5%.

All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−7.5%−5.0%−2.5%0.0%2.5%5.0%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)67.570.072.575.077.580.019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202672.20 thousands−1.8
August 202673.10 thousands−1.1
July 202674.00 thousands−0.4
June 202674.80 thousands0.4
May 202674.00 thousands−0.1
April 202674.30 thousands0.8
March 202674.50 thousands1.5
February 202674.50 thousands1.4
January 202675.00 thousands2.2
December 202575.10 thousands1.1
November 202574.50 thousands0.8
October 202573.40 thousands0.0
September 202573.50 thousands0.4
August 202573.90 thousands1.0
July 202574.30 thousands0.7
June 202574.50 thousands1.6
May 202574.10 thousands2.5
April 202573.70 thousands2.1
March 202573.40 thousands1.7
February 202573.50 thousands2.2
January 202573.40 thousands1.8
December 202474.30 thousands1.5
November 202473.90 thousands1.4
October 202473.40 thousands1.1

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 high5.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−6.2% (Jan 2022)
10-year average−0.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445000

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-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42445000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food and Beverage Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.