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All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65611300

Latest (y/y)−2.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)1.5%August 2026
Level63.90 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 63.90 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.3% (Aug 2020) to 4.7% (Nov 2021), averaging −0.4%.

All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)304050607019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202663.90 thousands−2.6
August 202659.50 thousands1.5
July 202659.60 thousands0.2
June 202662.10 thousands−1.9
May 202668.60 thousands−0.7
April 202669.80 thousands−2.0
March 202668.60 thousands−3.2
February 202669.70 thousands−1.3
January 202665.10 thousands0.0
December 202566.40 thousands−1.2
November 202568.90 thousands−2.5
October 202570.50 thousands1.1
September 202565.60 thousands−0.3
August 202558.60 thousands−0.3
July 202559.50 thousands1.5
June 202563.30 thousands2.3
May 202569.10 thousands2.2
April 202571.20 thousands1.3
March 202570.90 thousands1.6
February 202570.60 thousands1.4
January 202565.10 thousands0.9
December 202467.20 thousands0.3
November 202470.70 thousands3.2
October 202469.70 thousands2.8

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% (Nov 2021)
10-year low−7.3% (Aug 2020)
10-year average−0.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65611300

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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Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Private Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.