# All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 4.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 35.10 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.2% (Oct 2020) to 27.0% (Mar 2022), averaging −0.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-20994.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-elgin-il-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 35.10 thousands | −4.4 |
| August 2026 | 35.50 thousands | −3.5 |
| July 2026 | 35.50 thousands | −3.3 |
| June 2026 | 35.10 thousands | −4.4 |
| May 2026 | 35.10 thousands | −3.3 |
| April 2026 | 34.40 thousands | −3.6 |
| March 2026 | 34.00 thousands | 0.6 |
| February 2026 | 33.90 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2026 | 34.30 thousands | 0.0 |
| December 2025 | 35.60 thousands | −2.2 |
| November 2025 | 35.90 thousands | −4.0 |
| October 2025 | 36.60 thousands | −3.7 |
| September 2025 | 36.70 thousands | −4.7 |
| August 2025 | 36.80 thousands | −5.2 |
| July 2025 | 36.70 thousands | −5.2 |
| June 2025 | 36.70 thousands | −5.2 |
| May 2025 | 36.30 thousands | −5.5 |
| April 2025 | 35.70 thousands | −5.3 |
| March 2025 | 33.80 thousands | −8.2 |
| February 2025 | 34.70 thousands | −3.9 |
| January 2025 | 34.30 thousands | −7.3 |
| December 2024 | 36.40 thousands | −5.0 |
| November 2024 | 37.40 thousands | −6.0 |
| October 2024 | 38.00 thousands | −6.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20994.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20994.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```