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All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000

Latest (y/y)−1.7%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−2.0%August 2026
Level341.1 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 1.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.0% in August 2026.

The level stood at 341.1 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.3% (Aug 2020) to 6.8% (Aug 2022), averaging 0.6%.

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)20025030035019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026341.1 thousands−1.7
August 2026344.4 thousands−2.0
July 2026351.2 thousands−0.8
June 2026346.5 thousands−1.2
May 2026339.0 thousands−2.4
April 2026340.5 thousands−2.0
March 2026341.0 thousands−1.0
February 2026342.3 thousands−1.6
January 2026340.9 thousands−1.7
December 2025346.5 thousands−0.8
November 2025346.7 thousands−1.1
October 2025346.5 thousands−1.0
September 2025347.1 thousands−0.6
August 2025351.5 thousands−0.3
July 2025354.2 thousands−0.3
June 2025350.7 thousands−0.5
May 2025347.4 thousands−0.1
April 2025347.3 thousands−0.5
March 2025344.3 thousands−1.0
February 2025347.7 thousands−0.5
January 2025346.7 thousands−0.3
December 2024349.4 thousands−1.1
November 2024350.5 thousands−0.9
October 2024350.0 thousands−1.2

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 high6.8% (Aug 2022)
10-year low−4.3% (Aug 2020)
10-year average0.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000

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-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.