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All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41423000

Latest (y/y)−2.1%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−3.7%August 2026
Level96.10 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 2.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.7% in August 2026.

The level stood at 96.10 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.8% (May 2020) to 4.7% (Sep 2022), averaging −0.3%.

All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)9010011012013019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202696.10 thousands−2.1
August 202695.20 thousands−3.7
July 202695.00 thousands−4.6
June 202695.30 thousands−4.2
May 202695.80 thousands−3.5
April 202695.10 thousands−4.0
March 202694.60 thousands−4.5
February 202695.60 thousands−3.6
January 202695.80 thousands−3.8
December 202597.70 thousands−2.2
November 202597.50 thousands−2.3
October 202597.90 thousands−1.9
September 202598.20 thousands−1.8
August 202598.90 thousands−1.5
July 202599.60 thousands−1.3
June 202599.50 thousands−1.5
May 202599.30 thousands−1.2
April 202599.10 thousands−1.7
March 202599.10 thousands−2.0
February 202599.20 thousands−1.6
January 202599.60 thousands−1.2
December 202499.90 thousands−1.6
November 202499.80 thousands−1.1
October 202499.80 thousands−0.9

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 high4.7% (Sep 2022)
10-year low−7.8% (May 2020)
10-year average−0.3%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41423000

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-41423000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.