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

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-30000000

Latest (y/y)1.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.8%August 2026
Level409.5 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was up 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 409.5 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.9% (Apr 2020) to 3.5% (Jul 2022), averaging −0.03%.

All Employees: Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands)30040050060070019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026409.5 thousands1.3
August 2026410.3 thousands0.8
July 2026410.6 thousands0.4
June 2026411.7 thousands0.8
May 2026409.5 thousands1.5
April 2026408.7 thousands0.4
March 2026406.0 thousands−0.8
February 2026404.6 thousands−0.3
January 2026402.3 thousands−0.2
December 2025402.5 thousands−1.6
November 2025403.0 thousands−1.3
October 2025403.2 thousands−1.0
September 2025404.4 thousands−0.8
August 2025407.1 thousands−0.2
July 2025408.8 thousands−0.10
June 2025408.6 thousands0.1
May 2025403.5 thousands0.05
April 2025407.2 thousands1.1
March 2025409.4 thousands1.7
February 2025406.0 thousands1.5
January 2025403.0 thousands0.9
December 2024408.9 thousands1.3
November 2024408.3 thousands1.5
October 2024407.3 thousands2.5

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 high3.5% (Jul 2022)
10-year low−8.9% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−0.03%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-30000000

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-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-30000000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)”.