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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000`
- 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-scientific-and-technical-services-chicago

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 341.1 thousands | −1.7 |
| August 2026 | 344.4 thousands | −2.0 |
| July 2026 | 351.2 thousands | −0.8 |
| June 2026 | 346.5 thousands | −1.2 |
| May 2026 | 339.0 thousands | −2.4 |
| April 2026 | 340.5 thousands | −2.0 |
| March 2026 | 341.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2026 | 342.3 thousands | −1.6 |
| January 2026 | 340.9 thousands | −1.7 |
| December 2025 | 346.5 thousands | −0.8 |
| November 2025 | 346.7 thousands | −1.1 |
| October 2025 | 346.5 thousands | −1.0 |
| September 2025 | 347.1 thousands | −0.6 |
| August 2025 | 351.5 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2025 | 354.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 350.7 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2025 | 347.4 thousands | −0.1 |
| April 2025 | 347.3 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 344.3 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 347.7 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 346.7 thousands | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 349.4 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 350.5 thousands | −0.9 |
| October 2024 | 350.0 thousands | −1.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60540000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```