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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-leisure-and-hospitality-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il

## 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 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```