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All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000

Latest (y/y)1.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)5.1%August 2026
Level344.4 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 344.4 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.5% (Jun 2020) to 5.8% (Jan 2022), averaging 0.6%.

All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)26028030032034036019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026344.4 thousands1.7
August 2026338.9 thousands5.1
July 2026342.6 thousands1.7
June 2026354.1 thousands1.7
May 2026354.5 thousands1.7
April 2026345.7 thousands1.7
March 2026344.4 thousands1.7
February 2026342.7 thousands1.7
January 2026342.7 thousands1.7
December 2025345.7 thousands1.7
November 2025345.3 thousands1.7
October 2025342.8 thousands1.7
September 2025338.7 thousands1.7
August 2025322.6 thousands−1.6
July 2025336.9 thousands1.2
June 2025348.2 thousands1.8
May 2025348.6 thousands2.7
April 2025340.0 thousands2.8
March 2025338.7 thousands2.4
February 2025337.0 thousands2.7
January 2025337.0 thousands3.9
December 2024339.9 thousands3.3
November 2024339.6 thousands3.6
October 2024337.1 thousands3.3

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 high5.8% (Jan 2022)
10-year low−11.5% (Jun 2020)
10-year average0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.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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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Local Government — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.