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

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541100

Latest (y/y)−0.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.9%August 2026
Level44.00 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Legal Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 44.00 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.2% (Jul 2020) to 3.8% (May 2025), averaging 0.2%.

All Employees: Legal Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Legal Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Legal Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)32.535.037.540.042.545.019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Legal Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202644.00 thousands−0.5
August 202644.00 thousands−0.9
July 202644.70 thousands−1.3
June 202644.60 thousands−0.7
May 202643.20 thousands−1.4
April 202642.90 thousands−1.6
March 202642.70 thousands−1.2
February 202643.10 thousands−0.5
January 202643.10 thousands−0.2
December 202543.90 thousands−0.2
November 202544.10 thousands0.5
October 202544.20 thousands1.4
September 202544.20 thousands2.8
August 202544.40 thousands3.3
July 202545.30 thousands3.7
June 202544.90 thousands3.5
May 202543.80 thousands3.8
April 202543.60 thousands3.3
March 202543.20 thousands2.6
February 202543.30 thousands2.9
January 202543.20 thousands2.6
December 202444.00 thousands2.3
November 202443.90 thousands2.3
October 202443.60 thousands1.9

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 high3.8% (May 2025)
10-year low−5.2% (Jul 2020)
10-year average0.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60541100

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: Legal Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.