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All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

Latest (y/y)1.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.1%August 2026
Level68.10 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 68.10 thousands.

That is the highest reading since May 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −17.7% (Apr 2020) to 19.3% (May 2021), averaging −0.4%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise 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: General Merchandise Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)506070809019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202668.10 thousands1.3
August 202667.50 thousands−0.1
July 202666.90 thousands−0.7
June 202667.10 thousands0.0
May 202666.70 thousands0.3
April 202666.40 thousands−0.2
March 202666.40 thousands−0.2
February 202666.50 thousands−0.6
January 202667.90 thousands−1.3
December 202572.20 thousands−2.3
November 202571.00 thousands−2.6
October 202568.10 thousands−1.7
September 202567.20 thousands−0.1
August 202567.60 thousands0.1
July 202567.40 thousands−0.3
June 202567.10 thousands−0.1
May 202566.50 thousands−0.4
April 202566.50 thousands0.3
March 202566.50 thousands−0.2
February 202566.90 thousands0.5
January 202568.80 thousands−0.6
December 202473.90 thousands0.3
November 202472.90 thousands−0.4
October 202469.30 thousands0.7

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 high19.3% (May 2021)
10-year low−17.7% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000

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-42455000.

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