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

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50000000

Latest (y/y)−2.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−5.0%August 2026
Level67.10 thousandsSeptember 2026

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

The level stood at 67.10 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.5% (Aug 2020) to 9.9% (Aug 2022), averaging 0.1%.

All Employees: Information — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Information — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Information — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)6070809010011019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Information — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202667.10 thousands−2.9
August 202667.70 thousands−5.0
July 202671.00 thousands0.3
June 202671.10 thousands0.4
May 202670.90 thousands0.1
April 202669.10 thousands−1.8
March 202668.30 thousands−4.6
February 202667.90 thousands−4.5
January 202669.70 thousands−2.0
December 202571.60 thousands3.2
November 202570.30 thousands2.0
October 202569.80 thousands1.2
September 202569.10 thousands0.7
August 202571.30 thousands3.0
July 202570.80 thousands2.6
June 202570.80 thousands2.8
May 202570.80 thousands3.5
April 202570.40 thousands2.6
March 202571.60 thousands3.6
February 202571.10 thousands2.7
January 202571.10 thousands2.4
December 202469.40 thousands−0.6
November 202468.90 thousands−1.7
October 202469.00 thousands−1.7

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 high9.9% (Aug 2022)
10-year low−9.5% (Aug 2020)
10-year average0.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.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-16984.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-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.