All Employees: Food Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 56.70 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.6% (Apr 2020) to 11.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 3.1%.
All Employees: Food Manufacturing — 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 Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).
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Recent data
Period
Value
Y/Y %
September 2026
56.70 thousands
0.5
August 2026
56.80 thousands
0.2
July 2026
56.80 thousands
0.5
June 2026
57.30 thousands
1.4
May 2026
56.90 thousands
0.9
April 2026
56.70 thousands
1.1
March 2026
55.90 thousands
−2.1
February 2026
55.90 thousands
−0.9
January 2026
56.00 thousands
0.0
December 2025
56.20 thousands
−0.5
November 2025
56.30 thousands
0.2
October 2025
56.30 thousands
0.5
September 2025
56.40 thousands
0.4
August 2025
56.70 thousands
1.2
July 2025
56.50 thousands
1.6
June 2025
56.50 thousands
0.9
May 2025
56.40 thousands
2.5
April 2025
56.10 thousands
3.5
March 2025
57.10 thousands
5.2
February 2025
56.40 thousands
6.4
January 2025
56.00 thousands
6.9
December 2024
56.50 thousands
5.4
November 2024
56.20 thousands
6.4
October 2024
56.00 thousands
6.3
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Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.