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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722590`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-limited-service-restaurants-and-other-eating-places-us-16984-payems-m-nsa-ind-70722590

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 115.9 thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2026 | 119.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 119.5 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2026 | 119.6 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2026 | 116.1 thousands | −0.09 |
| April 2026 | 113.9 thousands | 0.0 |
| March 2026 | 111.4 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2026 | 109.1 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2026 | 110.0 thousands | −2.0 |
| December 2025 | 113.7 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2025 | 113.4 thousands | 0.09 |
| October 2025 | 114.3 thousands | 0.7 |
| September 2025 | 115.3 thousands | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 118.8 thousands | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 118.4 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 118.3 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 116.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| April 2025 | 113.9 thousands | 0.6 |
| March 2025 | 112.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| February 2025 | 110.7 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 112.2 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 114.1 thousands | 0.09 |
| November 2024 | 113.3 thousands | −0.7 |
| October 2024 | 113.5 thousands | −0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722590"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722590",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```