# All Employees: Special Food Services — IL (statewide) (NSA)

All Employees: Special Food Services — IL (statewide) (NSA) was up 4.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 42.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −53.7% (Jun 2020) to 63.2% (Dec 2021), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL.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-il-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 42.00 thousands | 4.2 |
| August 2026 | 42.10 thousands | 4.0 |
| July 2026 | 38.90 thousands | 10.2 |
| June 2026 | 39.60 thousands | 8.2 |
| May 2026 | 40.80 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2026 | 40.10 thousands | 1.3 |
| March 2026 | 38.00 thousands | 2.2 |
| February 2026 | 37.40 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2026 | 36.90 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2025 | 39.10 thousands | 1.3 |
| November 2025 | 39.20 thousands | −0.8 |
| October 2025 | 39.60 thousands | 0.0 |
| September 2025 | 40.30 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 40.50 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 35.30 thousands | 2.9 |
| June 2025 | 36.60 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 40.10 thousands | 1.3 |
| April 2025 | 39.60 thousands | 2.1 |
| March 2025 | 37.20 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 36.90 thousands | 1.9 |
| January 2025 | 36.60 thousands | 3.1 |
| December 2024 | 38.60 thousands | 3.5 |
| November 2024 | 39.50 thousands | 4.2 |
| October 2024 | 39.60 thousands | 2.9 |

## API

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

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