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All Employees: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20237000

Latest (y/y)−0.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.6%August 2026
Level16.70 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.6% in August 2026.

The level stood at 16.70 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.8% (Dec 2016) to 15.3% (Oct 2019), averaging 1.1%.

All Employees: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)5.07.510.012.515.017.519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202616.70 thousands−0.6
August 202616.60 thousands0.6
July 202616.60 thousands0.6
June 202616.10 thousands1.3
May 202615.50 thousands0.0
April 202614.80 thousands2.8
March 202612.90 thousands4.0
February 202612.40 thousands9.7
January 202612.40 thousands12.7
December 202513.20 thousands−4.3
November 202515.90 thousands1.3
October 202516.70 thousands−4.6
September 202516.80 thousands−1.8
August 202516.50 thousands1.9
July 202516.50 thousands3.1
June 202515.90 thousands1.9
May 202515.50 thousands1.3
April 202514.40 thousands−5.3
March 202512.40 thousands−2.4
February 202511.30 thousands0.0
January 202511.00 thousands−1.8
December 202413.80 thousands−1.4
November 202415.70 thousands−5.4
October 202417.50 thousands−0.6

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 high15.3% (Oct 2019)
10-year low−11.8% (Dec 2016)
10-year average1.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20237000

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-20237000.

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