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All Employees: Information — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50000000

Latest (y/y)−2.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−5.0%August 2026
Level73.40 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Information — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was down 2.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 73.40 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.8% (Aug 2020) to 9.3% (Aug 2022), averaging −0.2%.

All Employees: Information — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Information — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Information — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands)70809010011012019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Information — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202673.40 thousands−2.9
August 202674.10 thousands−5.0
July 202677.50 thousands−0.1
June 202677.60 thousands0.1
May 202677.40 thousands−0.3
April 202675.60 thousands−1.9
March 202674.60 thousands−4.8
February 202674.20 thousands−4.9
January 202676.20 thousands−2.3
December 202578.20 thousands2.6
November 202576.90 thousands1.7
October 202576.40 thousands0.7
September 202575.60 thousands0.1
August 202578.00 thousands2.2
July 202577.60 thousands2.1
June 202577.50 thousands2.0
May 202577.60 thousands2.8
April 202577.10 thousands2.0
March 202578.40 thousands3.2
February 202578.00 thousands2.4
January 202578.00 thousands2.1
December 202476.20 thousands−0.9
November 202475.60 thousands−2.2
October 202475.90 thousands−1.9

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 high9.3% (Aug 2022)
10-year low−9.8% (Aug 2020)
10-year average−0.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50000000

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-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Information — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)”.