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All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000

Latest (y/y)1.4%September 2026
Previous (y/y)4.2%August 2026
Level450.3 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.2% in August 2026.

The level stood at 450.3 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since August 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.1% (Jun 2020) to 5.6% (Jun 2021), averaging 0.5%.

All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands)30035040045019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026450.3 thousands1.4
August 2026438.8 thousands4.2
July 2026440.1 thousands1.9
June 2026461.6 thousands1.7
May 2026463.0 thousands2.0
April 2026451.9 thousands1.9
March 2026450.7 thousands2.1
February 2026448.2 thousands2.1
January 2026445.4 thousands1.6
December 2025451.9 thousands2.0
November 2025451.9 thousands2.0
October 2025449.1 thousands2.1
September 2025444.2 thousands1.7
August 2025421.3 thousands−0.6
July 2025432.0 thousands1.2
June 2025454.1 thousands2.3
May 2025454.0 thousands2.2
April 2025443.6 thousands2.7
March 2025441.5 thousands2.1
February 2025439.1 thousands2.5
January 2025438.2 thousands3.6
December 2024443.0 thousands3.0
November 2024443.0 thousands3.3
October 2024439.9 thousands3.1

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 high5.6% (Jun 2021)
10-year low−12.1% (Jun 2020)
10-year average0.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000

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: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)”.