All Employees: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)
MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55524000
Latest (y/y)−5.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−5.5%August 2026
Level83.80 thousandsSeptember 2026
All Employees: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 5.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −5.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 83.80 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since September 2000.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.7% (Sep 2026) to 8.0% (Mar 2019), averaging 1.1%.
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Recent data
| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 83.80 thousands | −5.7 |
| August 2026 | 84.50 thousands | −5.5 |
| July 2026 | 85.00 thousands | −5.3 |
| June 2026 | 85.50 thousands | −4.4 |
| May 2026 | 85.00 thousands | −4.4 |
| April 2026 | 86.20 thousands | −3.1 |
| March 2026 | 87.20 thousands | −1.9 |
| February 2026 | 87.20 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2026 | 87.30 thousands | −1.8 |
| December 2025 | 88.20 thousands | −0.9 |
| November 2025 | 88.10 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2025 | 88.80 thousands | −0.4 |
| September 2025 | 88.90 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 89.40 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2025 | 89.80 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2025 | 89.40 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 88.90 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2025 | 89.00 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 88.90 thousands | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 88.70 thousands | −0.9 |
| January 2025 | 88.90 thousands | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 89.00 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2024 | 89.00 thousands | −1.7 |
| October 2024 | 89.20 thousands | −1.3 |
Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.
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obs = r.json()["observations"]About this series
| Latest observation | September 2026 |
|---|---|
| First observation | January 1990 |
| Observations | 441 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Units | thousands |
| Adjustment | Not seasonally adjusted |
| 10-year high | 8.0% (Mar 2019) |
| 10-year low | −5.7% (Sep 2026) |
| 10-year average | 1.1% |
| Source agency | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) |
| Makrognosis code | US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55524000 |
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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Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Insurance Carriers and Related Activities — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.