# All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was up 0.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 814.4 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.2% (May 2020) to 7.3% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.10%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-professional-and-business-services-chicago-naperville

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 814.4 thousands | 0.1 |
| August 2026 | 819.7 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 819.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| June 2026 | 814.4 thousands | 0.01 |
| May 2026 | 798.8 thousands | −1.3 |
| April 2026 | 787.1 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2026 | 779.2 thousands | −0.6 |
| February 2026 | 775.8 thousands | −1.8 |
| January 2026 | 774.2 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2025 | 805.3 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2025 | 800.5 thousands | −2.0 |
| October 2025 | 807.9 thousands | −1.3 |
| September 2025 | 813.5 thousands | −1.0 |
| August 2025 | 817.1 thousands | −0.8 |
| July 2025 | 815.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2025 | 814.3 thousands | −1.3 |
| May 2025 | 809.7 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2025 | 798.6 thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2025 | 783.7 thousands | −2.7 |
| February 2025 | 789.8 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 783.8 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2024 | 807.5 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2024 | 816.9 thousands | −2.3 |
| October 2024 | 818.3 thousands | −2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```