# All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — IL (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services — IL (statewide) (SA) was up 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 438.8 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.6% (Apr 2020) to 5.4% (Aug 2022), averaging 0.6%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 438.8 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2026 | 437.4 thousands | −0.1 |
| July 2026 | 439.5 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2026 | 436.7 thousands | −0.4 |
| May 2026 | 432.8 thousands | −1.5 |
| April 2026 | 436.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| March 2026 | 437.2 thousands | 0.05 |
| February 2026 | 438.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2026 | 438.0 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2025 | 437.1 thousands | −0.4 |
| November 2025 | 436.2 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2025 | 436.9 thousands | −0.6 |
| September 2025 | 437.9 thousands | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 438.0 thousands | −0.7 |
| July 2025 | 438.7 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2025 | 438.5 thousands | −0.7 |
| May 2025 | 439.3 thousands | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 439.0 thousands | −0.6 |
| March 2025 | 437.0 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 439.6 thousands | −0.6 |
| January 2025 | 439.9 thousands | −0.4 |
| December 2024 | 438.8 thousands | −1.1 |
| November 2024 | 439.5 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2024 | 439.4 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

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

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