# All Employees: Mining, Logging and Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

All Employees: Mining, Logging and Construction — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was up 1.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 197.3 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.4% (Apr 2020) to 12.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-15000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 2004-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (273 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-mining-logging-and-construction-chicago-naperville-elgin

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 197.3 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2026 | 199.1 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2026 | 201.8 thousands | 2.9 |
| June 2026 | 197.7 thousands | 2.3 |
| May 2026 | 190.9 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2026 | 183.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| March 2026 | 173.3 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2026 | 168.6 thousands | 2.8 |
| January 2026 | 171.2 thousands | 4.6 |
| December 2025 | 176.9 thousands | −0.9 |
| November 2025 | 190.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| October 2025 | 194.6 thousands | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 194.5 thousands | 1.4 |
| August 2025 | 195.6 thousands | 2.2 |
| July 2025 | 196.1 thousands | 2.1 |
| June 2025 | 193.2 thousands | 1.4 |
| May 2025 | 189.2 thousands | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 181.4 thousands | 0.8 |
| March 2025 | 172.3 thousands | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 164.0 thousands | 0.06 |
| January 2025 | 163.6 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2024 | 178.5 thousands | −1.2 |
| November 2024 | 186.4 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2024 | 191.3 thousands | −1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-15000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-15000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```