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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41423000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-merchant-wholesalers-durable-goods-chicago-naperville

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 96.10 thousands | −2.1 |
| August 2026 | 95.20 thousands | −3.7 |
| July 2026 | 95.00 thousands | −4.6 |
| June 2026 | 95.30 thousands | −4.2 |
| May 2026 | 95.80 thousands | −3.5 |
| April 2026 | 95.10 thousands | −4.0 |
| March 2026 | 94.60 thousands | −4.5 |
| February 2026 | 95.60 thousands | −3.6 |
| January 2026 | 95.80 thousands | −3.8 |
| December 2025 | 97.70 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2025 | 97.50 thousands | −2.3 |
| October 2025 | 97.90 thousands | −1.9 |
| September 2025 | 98.20 thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 98.90 thousands | −1.5 |
| July 2025 | 99.60 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 99.50 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2025 | 99.30 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2025 | 99.10 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2025 | 99.10 thousands | −2.0 |
| February 2025 | 99.20 thousands | −1.6 |
| January 2025 | 99.60 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2024 | 99.90 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2024 | 99.80 thousands | −1.1 |
| October 2024 | 99.80 thousands | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41423000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41423000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```