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All Employees: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000

Latest (y/y)−0.2%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−0.2%August 2026
Level4,205.0 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was down 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.

The level stood at 4,205.0 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.5% (Apr 2020) to 10.2% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.5%.

All Employees: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands)3,2003,4003,6003,8004,0004,20019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 20264,205.0 thousands−0.2
August 20264,231.9 thousands−0.2
July 20264,260.8 thousands0.2
June 20264,243.0 thousands0.01
May 20264,200.5 thousands−0.3
April 20264,167.2 thousands−0.10
March 20264,124.2 thousands−0.2
February 20264,101.9 thousands−0.3
January 20264,108.4 thousands−0.05
December 20254,216.8 thousands0.08
November 20254,216.1 thousands−0.2
October 20254,223.8 thousands0.2
September 20254,213.7 thousands0.1
August 20254,241.8 thousands0.6
July 20254,251.5 thousands0.6
June 20254,242.6 thousands0.4
May 20254,212.8 thousands0.7
April 20254,171.3 thousands0.6
March 20254,133.7 thousands0.5
February 20254,115.1 thousands0.8
January 20254,110.4 thousands0.7
December 20244,213.3 thousands0.4
November 20244,223.9 thousands0.4
October 20244,215.3 thousands0.4

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 high10.2% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−14.5% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.5%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000

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-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)”.