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

All Employees: Local Government Educational Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 2.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 197.8 thousands.
That is the highest reading since August 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.6% (Jan 2021) to 7.5% (Jan 2022), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90931611`
- 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-educational-services-chicago-naperville-us-16984-payems-m-nsa-ind-90931611

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 197.8 thousands | 2.5 |
| August 2026 | 185.2 thousands | 2.3 |
| July 2026 | 190.5 thousands | 1.9 |
| June 2026 | 197.9 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2026 | 204.4 thousands | 2.0 |
| April 2026 | 201.8 thousands | 1.9 |
| March 2026 | 202.2 thousands | 2.0 |
| February 2026 | 200.9 thousands | 1.8 |
| January 2026 | 197.7 thousands | 1.6 |
| December 2025 | 200.9 thousands | 1.8 |
| November 2025 | 201.0 thousands | 1.5 |
| October 2025 | 199.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2025 | 193.0 thousands | 1.8 |
| August 2025 | 181.1 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2025 | 186.9 thousands | 3.6 |
| June 2025 | 194.2 thousands | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 200.4 thousands | 2.8 |
| April 2025 | 198.0 thousands | 3.1 |
| March 2025 | 198.3 thousands | 2.7 |
| February 2025 | 197.3 thousands | 3.2 |
| January 2025 | 194.6 thousands | 4.0 |
| December 2024 | 197.4 thousands | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 198.0 thousands | 3.8 |
| October 2024 | 195.9 thousands | 3.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90931611"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90931611",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```