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

All Employees: Professional and Business Services — IL (statewide) (SA) was down 0.10% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.08% in August 2026.
The level stood at 907.4 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.1% (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.SA.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-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 907.4 thousands | −0.10 |
| August 2026 | 909.8 thousands | 0.08 |
| July 2026 | 907.7 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2026 | 902.5 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2026 | 897.6 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2026 | 896.3 thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2026 | 898.5 thousands | −0.7 |
| February 2026 | 896.7 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2026 | 898.4 thousands | −1.4 |
| December 2025 | 899.8 thousands | −1.4 |
| November 2025 | 889.9 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2025 | 896.0 thousands | −2.1 |
| September 2025 | 908.3 thousands | −1.3 |
| August 2025 | 909.1 thousands | −1.3 |
| July 2025 | 909.8 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2025 | 909.4 thousands | −1.8 |
| May 2025 | 914.3 thousands | −1.6 |
| April 2025 | 910.4 thousands | −2.1 |
| March 2025 | 905.0 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2025 | 912.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| January 2025 | 911.5 thousands | −2.4 |
| December 2024 | 912.2 thousands | −2.4 |
| November 2024 | 913.6 thousands | −2.6 |
| October 2024 | 915.3 thousands | −2.8 |

## API

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

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