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All Employees: Primary Metal Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31331000

Latest (y/y)0.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)0.0%August 2026
Level6.40 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Primary Metal Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 6.40 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.1% (Sep 2025) to 5.9% (May 2023), averaging −1.9%.

All Employees: Primary Metal Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−30%−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Primary Metal Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Primary Metal Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)51015202519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Primary Metal Manufacturing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20266.40 thousands0.0
August 20266.50 thousands0.0
July 20266.50 thousands−1.5
June 20266.50 thousands−3.0
May 20266.40 thousands−4.5
April 20266.40 thousands−4.5
March 20266.40 thousands−5.9
February 20266.40 thousands−5.9
January 20266.30 thousands−7.4
December 20256.30 thousands−10.0
November 20256.40 thousands−8.6
October 20256.40 thousands−9.9
September 20256.40 thousands−11.1
August 20256.50 thousands−9.7
July 20256.60 thousands−8.3
June 20256.70 thousands−6.9
May 20256.70 thousands−6.9
April 20256.70 thousands−6.9
March 20256.80 thousands−5.6
February 20256.80 thousands−5.6
January 20256.80 thousands−4.2
December 20247.00 thousands−2.8
November 20247.00 thousands−1.4
October 20247.10 thousands−1.4

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 high5.9% (May 2023)
10-year low−11.1% (Sep 2025)
10-year average−1.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-31331000

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-31331000.

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