All Employees: Goods Producing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 431.6 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.4% (Apr 2020) to 5.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.
All Employees: Goods Producing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).All Employees: Goods Producing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).
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Recent data
Period
Value
Y/Y %
September 2026
431.6 thousands
1.6
August 2026
433.3 thousands
1.4
July 2026
436.4 thousands
1.7
June 2026
434.3 thousands
1.7
May 2026
427.5 thousands
1.8
April 2026
421.4 thousands
0.9
March 2026
411.4 thousands
0.02
February 2026
406.5 thousands
0.9
January 2026
406.9 thousands
1.8
December 2025
410.3 thousands
−1.5
November 2025
420.8 thousands
−0.05
October 2025
423.8 thousands
−0.02
September 2025
424.9 thousands
0.0
August 2025
427.3 thousands
0.8
July 2025
429.1 thousands
0.9
June 2025
427.1 thousands
0.9
May 2025
419.9 thousands
0.6
April 2025
417.6 thousands
1.3
March 2025
411.3 thousands
1.6
February 2025
402.7 thousands
1.2
January 2025
399.9 thousands
0.7
December 2024
416.4 thousands
0.8
November 2024
421.0 thousands
0.6
October 2024
423.9 thousands
1.7
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Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Goods Producing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.