# All Employees: Professional and Business Services — IL (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — IL (statewide) (NSA) was up 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.08% in August 2026.
The level stood at 920.6 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.2% (May 2020) to 7.5% (Apr 2021), averaging −0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL.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-il-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 920.6 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2026 | 923.8 thousands | 0.08 |
| July 2026 | 919.9 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2026 | 916.8 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2026 | 900.2 thousands | −1.6 |
| April 2026 | 887.9 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 876.7 thousands | −1.2 |
| February 2026 | 871.8 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2026 | 870.1 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2025 | 903.8 thousands | −1.0 |
| November 2025 | 900.4 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2025 | 913.6 thousands | −1.5 |
| September 2025 | 918.3 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 923.1 thousands | −1.2 |
| July 2025 | 921.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 919.6 thousands | −1.8 |
| May 2025 | 914.9 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2025 | 904.4 thousands | −2.1 |
| March 2025 | 887.1 thousands | −3.0 |
| February 2025 | 892.7 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2025 | 885.4 thousands | −2.6 |
| December 2024 | 912.8 thousands | −2.5 |
| November 2024 | 924.1 thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2024 | 927.2 thousands | −2.8 |

## API

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

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