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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722300`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-special-food-services-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 32.90 thousands | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 33.00 thousands | 4.4 |
| July 2026 | 31.00 thousands | 10.3 |
| June 2026 | 31.50 thousands | 9.0 |
| May 2026 | 32.10 thousands | 2.2 |
| April 2026 | 31.50 thousands | 1.0 |
| March 2026 | 29.70 thousands | 3.1 |
| February 2026 | 29.30 thousands | 2.4 |
| January 2026 | 29.00 thousands | 1.4 |
| December 2025 | 30.70 thousands | 2.0 |
| November 2025 | 30.70 thousands | −0.6 |
| October 2025 | 31.00 thousands | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 31.80 thousands | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 31.60 thousands | 3.6 |
| July 2025 | 28.10 thousands | 3.7 |
| June 2025 | 28.90 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2025 | 31.40 thousands | 2.6 |
| April 2025 | 31.20 thousands | 3.3 |
| March 2025 | 28.80 thousands | 1.4 |
| February 2025 | 28.60 thousands | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 28.60 thousands | 4.8 |
| December 2024 | 30.10 thousands | 4.9 |
| November 2024 | 30.90 thousands | 6.2 |
| October 2024 | 30.70 thousands | 3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722300"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-70722300",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```