# All Employees: Social Assistance — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Social Assistance — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 104.3 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.4% (May 2020) to 12.4% (May 2021), averaging 2.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-social-assistance-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 104.3 thousands | −2.8 |
| August 2026 | 104.9 thousands | −2.9 |
| July 2026 | 114.6 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 103.7 thousands | −3.3 |
| May 2026 | 103.9 thousands | −2.9 |
| April 2026 | 111.8 thousands | 4.8 |
| March 2026 | 111.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| February 2026 | 102.4 thousands | −2.3 |
| January 2026 | 102.1 thousands | −2.2 |
| December 2025 | 110.2 thousands | 3.1 |
| November 2025 | 109.5 thousands | 3.1 |
| October 2025 | 109.4 thousands | 3.8 |
| September 2025 | 107.3 thousands | 3.3 |
| August 2025 | 108.0 thousands | 4.8 |
| July 2025 | 113.8 thousands | 3.7 |
| June 2025 | 107.2 thousands | 4.3 |
| May 2025 | 107.0 thousands | 4.2 |
| April 2025 | 106.7 thousands | 4.6 |
| March 2025 | 106.3 thousands | 4.7 |
| February 2025 | 104.8 thousands | 4.0 |
| January 2025 | 104.4 thousands | 4.5 |
| December 2024 | 106.9 thousands | 5.0 |
| November 2024 | 106.2 thousands | 3.2 |
| October 2024 | 105.4 thousands | 2.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-65624000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```