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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65620000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-health-care-and-social-assistance-chicago-naperville

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 556.9 thousands | 1.0 |
| August 2026 | 559.7 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 570.0 thousands | 2.3 |
| June 2026 | 557.7 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2026 | 557.8 thousands | 2.3 |
| April 2026 | 565.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| March 2026 | 561.7 thousands | 4.0 |
| February 2026 | 552.1 thousands | 3.1 |
| January 2026 | 552.2 thousands | 3.2 |
| December 2025 | 563.3 thousands | 4.4 |
| November 2025 | 560.3 thousands | 4.4 |
| October 2025 | 557.8 thousands | 4.6 |
| September 2025 | 551.2 thousands | 4.0 |
| August 2025 | 552.6 thousands | 4.6 |
| July 2025 | 557.4 thousands | 4.5 |
| June 2025 | 547.3 thousands | 4.1 |
| May 2025 | 545.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| April 2025 | 543.5 thousands | 4.7 |
| March 2025 | 540.0 thousands | 4.3 |
| February 2025 | 535.3 thousands | 4.2 |
| January 2025 | 535.0 thousands | 5.0 |
| December 2024 | 539.8 thousands | 4.6 |
| November 2024 | 536.9 thousands | 4.5 |
| October 2024 | 533.3 thousands | 4.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65620000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65620000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```