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All Employees: Private Service Providing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-08000000

Latest (y/y)−0.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.5%August 2026
Level3,598.2 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Private Service Providing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was down 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 3,598.2 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.2% (Apr 2020) to 11.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.5%.

All Employees: Private Service Providing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands)2,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,75019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Private Service Providing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20263,598.2 thousands−0.5
August 20263,622.5 thousands−0.5
July 20263,648.4 thousands0.05
June 20263,633.6 thousands−0.2
May 20263,600.1 thousands−0.6
April 20263,575.5 thousands−0.2
March 20263,544.9 thousands−0.2
February 20263,528.7 thousands−0.5
January 20263,534.9 thousands−0.3
December 20253,637.4 thousands0.3
November 20253,623.1 thousands−0.2
October 20253,626.0 thousands0.3
September 20253,614.8 thousands0.2
August 20253,639.1 thousands0.6
July 20253,646.6 thousands0.7
June 20253,640.8 thousands0.4
May 20253,620.1 thousands0.7
April 20253,582.7 thousands0.5
March 20253,552.0 thousands0.3
February 20253,545.1 thousands0.7
January 20253,543.8 thousands0.7
December 20243,625.9 thousands0.4
November 20243,629.2 thousands0.4
October 20243,616.7 thousands0.3

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 high11.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−15.2% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-08000000

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-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-08000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Private Service Providing — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)”.