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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-local-government-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 344.4 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2026 | 338.9 thousands | 5.1 |
| July 2026 | 342.6 thousands | 1.7 |
| June 2026 | 354.1 thousands | 1.7 |
| May 2026 | 354.5 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2026 | 345.7 thousands | 1.7 |
| March 2026 | 344.4 thousands | 1.7 |
| February 2026 | 342.7 thousands | 1.7 |
| January 2026 | 342.7 thousands | 1.7 |
| December 2025 | 345.7 thousands | 1.7 |
| November 2025 | 345.3 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2025 | 342.8 thousands | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 338.7 thousands | 1.7 |
| August 2025 | 322.6 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2025 | 336.9 thousands | 1.2 |
| June 2025 | 348.2 thousands | 1.8 |
| May 2025 | 348.6 thousands | 2.7 |
| April 2025 | 340.0 thousands | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 338.7 thousands | 2.4 |
| February 2025 | 337.0 thousands | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 337.0 thousands | 3.9 |
| December 2024 | 339.9 thousands | 3.3 |
| November 2024 | 339.6 thousands | 3.6 |
| October 2024 | 337.1 thousands | 3.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```