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All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

Latest (y/y)0.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.3%August 2026
Level285.9 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 285.9 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.9% (Apr 2020) to 50.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.4%.

All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−60%−40%−20%0%20%40%60%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — 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 Services and Drinking Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)10015020025030019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026285.9 thousands0.8
August 2026292.1 thousands0.3
July 2026292.5 thousands1.6
June 2026292.1 thousands1.0
May 2026286.2 thousands−0.1
April 2026280.1 thousands0.2
March 2026272.8 thousands−0.2
February 2026268.3 thousands−0.9
January 2026269.9 thousands−1.5
December 2025279.1 thousands−0.7
November 2025278.8 thousands−0.7
October 2025281.0 thousands0.1
September 2025283.6 thousands0.07
August 2025291.2 thousands1.1
July 2025288.0 thousands0.5
June 2025289.1 thousands0.2
May 2025286.5 thousands0.5
April 2025279.5 thousands0.6
March 2025273.4 thousands0.07
February 2025270.7 thousands0.9
January 2025274.0 thousands1.9
December 2024281.2 thousands1.1
November 2024280.7 thousands0.8
October 2024280.6 thousands0.4

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 high50.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−47.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average1.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722000

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-70722000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Food Services and Drinking Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.