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All Employees: Special Food Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722300

Latest (y/y)3.5%September 2026
Previous (y/y)4.4%August 2026
Level32.90 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Special Food Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 32.90 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −56.3% (Jul 2020) to 68.9% (Sep 2021), averaging 4.4%.

All Employees: Special Food Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−75%−50%−25%0%25%50%75%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Special Food Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Special Food Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)10152025303519901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Special Food Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202632.90 thousands3.5
August 202633.00 thousands4.4
July 202631.00 thousands10.3
June 202631.50 thousands9.0
May 202632.10 thousands2.2
April 202631.50 thousands1.0
March 202629.70 thousands3.1
February 202629.30 thousands2.4
January 202629.00 thousands1.4
December 202530.70 thousands2.0
November 202530.70 thousands−0.6
October 202531.00 thousands1.0
September 202531.80 thousands0.6
August 202531.60 thousands3.6
July 202528.10 thousands3.7
June 202528.90 thousands2.5
May 202531.40 thousands2.6
April 202531.20 thousands3.3
March 202528.80 thousands1.4
February 202528.60 thousands2.9
January 202528.60 thousands4.8
December 202430.10 thousands4.9
November 202430.90 thousands6.2
October 202430.70 thousands3.7

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high68.9% (Sep 2021)
10-year low−56.3% (Jul 2020)
10-year average4.4%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722300

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722300.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Special Food Services — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.