Makrognosis

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IL (statewide) (NSA)

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

Latest (y/y)−0.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.9%August 2026
Level132.2 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IL (statewide) (NSA) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 132.2 thousands.

That is the highest reading since September 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.2% (Apr 2020) to 14.1% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.1%.

All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IL (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IL (statewide) (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IL (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands)10011012013014015019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IL (statewide) (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026132.2 thousands−0.9
August 2026131.3 thousands−1.9
July 2026130.0 thousands−2.4
June 2026130.7 thousands−1.4
May 2026130.7 thousands−1.1
April 2026130.6 thousands−1.4
March 2026130.6 thousands−2.0
February 2026131.3 thousands−2.0
January 2026133.2 thousands−2.3
December 2025140.7 thousands−2.4
November 2025139.3 thousands−2.4
October 2025134.8 thousands−1.6
September 2025133.4 thousands−0.1
August 2025133.9 thousands0.2
July 2025133.2 thousands−0.4
June 2025132.5 thousands−0.9
May 2025132.2 thousands−0.5
April 2025132.5 thousands0.5
March 2025133.2 thousands1.1
February 2025134.0 thousands1.8
January 2025136.3 thousands1.0
December 2024144.2 thousands1.0
November 2024142.7 thousands0.3
October 2024137.0 thousands1.0

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 high14.1% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−12.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-IL.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-IL.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42455000.

Last updated 2026-10-24. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: General Merchandise Retailers — IL (statewide) (NSA)”.