All Employees: Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 0.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 239.3 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.4% (Apr 2020) to 50.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.0%.
All Employees: Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).All Employees: Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).
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Recent data
Period
Value
Y/Y %
September 2026
239.3 thousands
0.5
August 2026
245.2 thousands
−0.2
July 2026
247.5 thousands
0.7
June 2026
246.7 thousands
0.1
May 2026
240.5 thousands
−0.3
April 2026
235.3 thousands
0.1
March 2026
230.1 thousands
−0.5
February 2026
226.3 thousands
−1.3
January 2026
228.1 thousands
−1.9
December 2025
235.2 thousands
−0.9
November 2025
234.8 thousands
−0.4
October 2025
236.5 thousands
0.3
September 2025
238.2 thousands
0.3
August 2025
245.7 thousands
1.1
July 2025
245.9 thousands
0.2
June 2025
246.4 thousands
0.2
May 2025
241.3 thousands
0.4
April 2025
235.0 thousands
0.6
March 2025
231.3 thousands
0.09
February 2025
229.2 thousands
0.9
January 2025
232.4 thousands
1.9
December 2024
237.3 thousands
0.6
November 2024
235.8 thousands
0.1
October 2024
235.9 thousands
0.0
Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.
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Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Restaurants and Other Eating Places — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.