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All Employees: Full-Service Restaurants — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722511

Latest (y/y)0.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.7%August 2026
Level123.4 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Full-Service Restaurants — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 123.4 thousands.

That is the highest reading since August 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −63.6% (Apr 2020) to 92.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.1%.

All Employees: Full-Service Restaurants — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−100%−50%0%50%100%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Full-Service Restaurants — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Full-Service Restaurants — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)40608010012014019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Full-Service Restaurants — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026123.4 thousands0.4
August 2026126.0 thousands−0.7
July 2026128.0 thousands0.4
June 2026127.1 thousands−0.8
May 2026124.4 thousands−0.6
April 2026121.4 thousands0.2
March 2026118.7 thousands−0.3
February 2026117.2 thousands−1.1
January 2026118.1 thousands−1.7
December 2025121.5 thousands−1.4
November 2025121.4 thousands−0.9
October 2025122.2 thousands−0.2
September 2025122.9 thousands−0.9
August 2025126.9 thousands0.6
July 2025127.5 thousands−0.4
June 2025128.1 thousands−0.08
May 2025125.1 thousands0.5
April 2025121.1 thousands0.6
March 2025119.1 thousands0.4
February 2025118.5 thousands1.4
January 2025120.2 thousands2.6
December 2024123.2 thousands1.1
November 2024122.5 thousands0.9
October 2024122.4 thousands0.3

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 high92.6% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−63.6% (Apr 2020)
10-year average2.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722511

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-70722511.

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