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All Employees: Health Care and Social Assistance — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65620000

Latest (y/y)1.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.3%August 2026
Level556.9 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Health Care and Social Assistance — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 556.9 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since May 2022.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.8% (Apr 2020) to 8.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.1%.

All Employees: Health Care and Social Assistance — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Health Care and Social Assistance — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Health Care and Social Assistance — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)20030040050060019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Health Care and Social Assistance — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026556.9 thousands1.0
August 2026559.7 thousands1.3
July 2026570.0 thousands2.3
June 2026557.7 thousands1.9
May 2026557.8 thousands2.3
April 2026565.0 thousands4.0
March 2026561.7 thousands4.0
February 2026552.1 thousands3.1
January 2026552.2 thousands3.2
December 2025563.3 thousands4.4
November 2025560.3 thousands4.4
October 2025557.8 thousands4.6
September 2025551.2 thousands4.0
August 2025552.6 thousands4.6
July 2025557.4 thousands4.5
June 2025547.3 thousands4.1
May 2025545.0 thousands4.3
April 2025543.5 thousands4.7
March 2025540.0 thousands4.3
February 2025535.3 thousands4.2
January 2025535.0 thousands5.0
December 2024539.8 thousands4.6
November 2024536.9 thousands4.5
October 2024533.3 thousands4.4

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 high8.2% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−8.8% (Apr 2020)
10-year average2.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65620000

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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Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Health Care and Social Assistance — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.