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

All Employees: Rental and Leasing Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 4.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −4.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 16.50 thousands.
That is the lowest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.8% (Jun 2020) to 12.4% (Feb 2023), averaging 0.09%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55532000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-rental-and-leasing-services-chicago-naperville-schaumburg

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16.50 thousands | −4.6 |
| August 2026 | 16.40 thousands | −4.1 |
| July 2026 | 16.10 thousands | −3.6 |
| June 2026 | 16.10 thousands | −3.6 |
| May 2026 | 16.00 thousands | −1.8 |
| April 2026 | 16.10 thousands | 3.2 |
| March 2026 | 16.10 thousands | 4.5 |
| February 2026 | 16.40 thousands | 7.9 |
| January 2026 | 17.20 thousands | 11.0 |
| December 2025 | 17.00 thousands | 7.6 |
| November 2025 | 17.20 thousands | 6.2 |
| October 2025 | 17.30 thousands | −1.1 |
| September 2025 | 17.30 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 17.10 thousands | 0.0 |
| July 2025 | 16.70 thousands | 0.0 |
| June 2025 | 16.70 thousands | −0.6 |
| May 2025 | 16.30 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2025 | 15.60 thousands | 0.0 |
| March 2025 | 15.40 thousands | 0.0 |
| February 2025 | 15.20 thousands | 0.0 |
| January 2025 | 15.50 thousands | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 15.80 thousands | −1.9 |
| November 2024 | 16.20 thousands | −1.2 |
| October 2024 | 17.50 thousands | −1.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55532000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-55532000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```