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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-information-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 67.10 thousands | −2.9 |
| August 2026 | 67.70 thousands | −5.0 |
| July 2026 | 71.00 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2026 | 71.10 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 70.90 thousands | 0.1 |
| April 2026 | 69.10 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 68.30 thousands | −4.6 |
| February 2026 | 67.90 thousands | −4.5 |
| January 2026 | 69.70 thousands | −2.0 |
| December 2025 | 71.60 thousands | 3.2 |
| November 2025 | 70.30 thousands | 2.0 |
| October 2025 | 69.80 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 69.10 thousands | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 71.30 thousands | 3.0 |
| July 2025 | 70.80 thousands | 2.6 |
| June 2025 | 70.80 thousands | 2.8 |
| May 2025 | 70.80 thousands | 3.5 |
| April 2025 | 70.40 thousands | 2.6 |
| March 2025 | 71.60 thousands | 3.6 |
| February 2025 | 71.10 thousands | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 71.10 thousands | 2.4 |
| December 2024 | 69.40 thousands | −0.6 |
| November 2024 | 68.90 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 69.00 thousands | −1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-50000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```