All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.05% in August 2026.
The level stood at 383.7 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.0% (Apr 2020) to 44.6% (May 2021), averaging 1.8%.
All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).
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Recent data
Period
Value
Y/Y %
September 2026
383.7 thousands
0.4
August 2026
395.7 thousands
0.05
July 2026
397.1 thousands
0.8
June 2026
398.2 thousands
0.8
May 2026
386.5 thousands
−0.03
April 2026
375.0 thousands
0.6
March 2026
364.0 thousands
0.0
February 2026
356.9 thousands
−0.3
January 2026
358.0 thousands
−0.4
December 2025
371.0 thousands
−0.2
November 2025
371.6 thousands
−0.3
October 2025
377.0 thousands
0.2
September 2025
382.3 thousands
0.08
August 2025
395.5 thousands
1.4
July 2025
394.1 thousands
1.1
June 2025
394.9 thousands
0.6
May 2025
386.6 thousands
1.3
April 2025
372.9 thousands
1.3
March 2025
364.0 thousands
1.0
February 2025
357.9 thousands
1.6
January 2025
359.3 thousands
2.3
December 2024
371.9 thousands
1.7
November 2024
372.7 thousands
1.4
October 2024
376.3 thousands
1.6
Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.
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Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Leisure and Hospitality — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.