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All Employees: Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000

Latest (y/y)1.1%September 2026
Previous (y/y)3.7%August 2026
Level436.6 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 1.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 436.6 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.9% (Jun 2020) to 4.5% (Jan 2024), averaging 0.6%.

All Employees: Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)36038040042044019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026436.6 thousands1.1
August 2026428.9 thousands3.7
July 2026433.0 thousands1.0
June 2026444.0 thousands1.1
May 2026446.6 thousands1.2
April 2026439.4 thousands1.0
March 2026438.2 thousands1.0
February 2026436.1 thousands0.8
January 2026434.8 thousands0.7
December 2025438.9 thousands1.0
November 2025438.6 thousands1.0
October 2025435.4 thousands0.9
September 2025431.8 thousands1.3
August 2025413.7 thousands−1.4
July 2025428.6 thousands0.9
June 2025439.0 thousands1.4
May 2025441.5 thousands2.2
April 2025435.2 thousands2.5
March 2025434.0 thousands2.2
February 2025432.6 thousands2.6
January 2025431.7 thousands3.5
December 2024434.7 thousands3.4
November 2024434.3 thousands3.4
October 2024431.7 thousands3.5

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 high4.5% (Jan 2024)
10-year low−8.9% (Jun 2020)
10-year average0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90000000

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-90000000.

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