# All Employees: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 3,404.7 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.3% (Apr 2020) to 9.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-total-private-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,404.7 thousands | −0.2 |
| August 2026 | 3,426.8 thousands | −0.2 |
| July 2026 | 3,451.1 thousands | 0.3 |
| June 2026 | 3,436.3 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2026 | 3,402.0 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 3,377.8 thousands | −0.02 |
| March 2026 | 3,344.2 thousands | −0.2 |
| February 2026 | 3,324.5 thousands | −0.3 |
| January 2026 | 3,330.4 thousands | 0.02 |
| December 2025 | 3,421.5 thousands | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 3,417.3 thousands | 0.02 |
| October 2025 | 3,421.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| September 2025 | 3,412.2 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 3,432.4 thousands | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 3,440.4 thousands | 0.9 |
| June 2025 | 3,431.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 3,409.2 thousands | 0.9 |
| April 2025 | 3,378.6 thousands | 0.8 |
| March 2025 | 3,349.4 thousands | 0.5 |
| February 2025 | 3,334.5 thousands | 0.8 |
| January 2025 | 3,329.8 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 3,412.4 thousands | 0.5 |
| November 2024 | 3,416.5 thousands | 0.4 |
| October 2024 | 3,405.9 thousands | 0.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```