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All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000

Latest (y/y)3.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)3.1%August 2026
Level97.60 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 3.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 97.60 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.0% (Apr 2020) to 13.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.7%.

All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−20%−10%0%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)608010012019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Specialty Trade Contractors — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202697.60 thousands3.3
August 202697.80 thousands3.1
July 2026100.4 thousands5.2
June 202698.00 thousands4.3
May 202694.70 thousands2.6
April 202691.30 thousands3.0
March 202687.10 thousands2.7
February 202684.20 thousands4.7
January 202685.80 thousands6.3
December 202587.50 thousands−0.1
November 202593.20 thousands2.3
October 202595.10 thousands2.6
September 202594.50 thousands0.9
August 202594.90 thousands1.2
July 202595.40 thousands1.0
June 202594.00 thousands0.0
May 202592.30 thousands0.1
April 202588.60 thousands−0.1
March 202584.80 thousands0.2
February 202580.40 thousands−1.6
January 202580.70 thousands−1.5
December 202487.60 thousands−2.0
November 202491.10 thousands−2.3
October 202492.70 thousands−2.6

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 high13.0% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−16.0% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.7%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-20238000

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-20238000.

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