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All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42459000

Latest (y/y)−2.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−2.6%August 2026
Level29.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.6% in August 2026.

The level stood at 29.20 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −39.3% (Apr 2020) to 55.1% (Apr 2021), averaging −1.0%.

All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%60%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)102030405019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202629.20 thousands−2.0
August 202629.50 thousands−2.6
July 202629.80 thousands−2.0
June 202629.80 thousands−4.2
May 202629.50 thousands−3.9
April 202629.20 thousands−3.0
March 202629.10 thousands−3.3
February 202629.00 thousands−3.0
January 202629.40 thousands−4.2
December 202530.80 thousands−5.5
November 202530.50 thousands−4.7
October 202529.90 thousands−4.2
September 202529.80 thousands−3.6
August 202530.30 thousands−3.2
July 202530.40 thousands−3.2
June 202531.10 thousands−1.3
May 202530.70 thousands−1.6
April 202530.10 thousands−2.9
March 202530.10 thousands−1.6
February 202529.90 thousands−1.6
January 202530.70 thousands−1.3
December 202432.60 thousands0.6
November 202432.00 thousands0.3
October 202431.20 thousands−0.6

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 high55.1% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−39.3% (Apr 2020)
10-year average−1.0%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-42459000

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-42459000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.