# All Employees: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 4.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −6.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 57.60 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.5% (Jun 2020) to 5.4% (Aug 2022), averaging 0.08%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55530000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-real-estate-and-rental-and-leasing-chicago-naperville

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 57.60 thousands | −4.8 |
| August 2026 | 57.60 thousands | −6.2 |
| July 2026 | 57.60 thousands | −5.9 |
| June 2026 | 57.30 thousands | −6.2 |
| May 2026 | 57.20 thousands | −4.8 |
| April 2026 | 57.00 thousands | −3.2 |
| March 2026 | 57.00 thousands | −2.2 |
| February 2026 | 57.50 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2026 | 58.40 thousands | −0.2 |
| December 2025 | 59.10 thousands | −1.8 |
| November 2025 | 59.60 thousands | −1.0 |
| October 2025 | 60.30 thousands | −2.3 |
| September 2025 | 60.50 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 61.40 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 61.20 thousands | −0.3 |
| June 2025 | 61.10 thousands | −0.8 |
| May 2025 | 60.10 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 58.90 thousands | −0.5 |
| March 2025 | 58.30 thousands | −1.0 |
| February 2025 | 58.30 thousands | −0.5 |
| January 2025 | 58.50 thousands | −0.5 |
| December 2024 | 60.20 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2024 | 60.20 thousands | −1.6 |
| October 2024 | 61.70 thousands | −1.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55530000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55530000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```