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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722511`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-full-service-restaurants-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 123.4 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2026 | 126.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2026 | 128.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2026 | 127.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2026 | 124.4 thousands | −0.6 |
| April 2026 | 121.4 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 118.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2026 | 117.2 thousands | −1.1 |
| January 2026 | 118.1 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2025 | 121.5 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2025 | 121.4 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2025 | 122.2 thousands | −0.2 |
| September 2025 | 122.9 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 126.9 thousands | 0.6 |
| July 2025 | 127.5 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2025 | 128.1 thousands | −0.08 |
| May 2025 | 125.1 thousands | 0.5 |
| April 2025 | 121.1 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 119.1 thousands | 0.4 |
| February 2025 | 118.5 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 120.2 thousands | 2.6 |
| December 2024 | 123.2 thousands | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 122.5 thousands | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 122.4 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722511"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722511",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```