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All Employees: Limited-Service Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722590

Latest (y/y)0.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.3%August 2026
Level115.9 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Limited-Service Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.

The level stood at 115.9 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −26.6% (Apr 2020) to 25.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.8%.

All Employees: Limited-Service Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Limited-Service Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Limited-Service Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)40608010012019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Limited-Service Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026115.9 thousands0.5
August 2026119.2 thousands0.3
July 2026119.5 thousands0.9
June 2026119.6 thousands1.1
May 2026116.1 thousands−0.09
April 2026113.9 thousands0.0
March 2026111.4 thousands−0.7
February 2026109.1 thousands−1.4
January 2026110.0 thousands−2.0
December 2025113.7 thousands−0.4
November 2025113.4 thousands0.09
October 2025114.3 thousands0.7
September 2025115.3 thousands1.5
August 2025118.8 thousands1.6
July 2025118.4 thousands0.9
June 2025118.3 thousands0.6
May 2025116.2 thousands0.3
April 2025113.9 thousands0.6
March 2025112.2 thousands−0.3
February 2025110.7 thousands0.4
January 2025112.2 thousands1.2
December 2024114.1 thousands0.09
November 2024113.3 thousands−0.7
October 2024113.5 thousands−0.4

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 high25.7% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−26.6% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.8%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722590

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: Limited-Service Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.