# All Employees: Private Education and Health Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Private Education and Health Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 673.2 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.0% (May 2020) to 7.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-private-education-and-health-services-chicago-naperville-us-16984-payems-m-nsa-ind-65000000

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 673.2 thousands | 0.4 |
| August 2026 | 670.7 thousands | 1.0 |
| July 2026 | 681.1 thousands | 1.9 |
| June 2026 | 673.5 thousands | 1.3 |
| May 2026 | 681.1 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2026 | 690.4 thousands | 3.0 |
| March 2026 | 685.0 thousands | 2.9 |
| February 2026 | 676.9 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2026 | 671.3 thousands | 2.5 |
| December 2025 | 684.0 thousands | 3.3 |
| November 2025 | 684.1 thousands | 3.2 |
| October 2025 | 684.0 thousands | 4.0 |
| September 2025 | 670.8 thousands | 3.2 |
| August 2025 | 664.1 thousands | 3.9 |
| July 2025 | 668.6 thousands | 4.0 |
| June 2025 | 665.1 thousands | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 669.6 thousands | 3.8 |
| April 2025 | 670.3 thousands | 4.0 |
| March 2025 | 665.8 thousands | 3.7 |
| February 2025 | 661.1 thousands | 3.6 |
| January 2025 | 655.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| December 2024 | 662.3 thousands | 3.7 |
| November 2024 | 662.8 thousands | 4.0 |
| October 2024 | 657.9 thousands | 3.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```