# All Employees: Total Private — Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Total Private — Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 242.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −16.5% (Apr 2020) to 12.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-20994.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-elgin-il-metropolitan-division-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 242.0 thousands | −1.6 |
| August 2026 | 243.4 thousands | −1.8 |
| July 2026 | 244.2 thousands | −2.0 |
| June 2026 | 244.3 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2026 | 243.1 thousands | −1.9 |
| April 2026 | 240.1 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2026 | 237.5 thousands | −1.1 |
| February 2026 | 236.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| January 2026 | 236.9 thousands | −1.2 |
| December 2025 | 243.6 thousands | −1.6 |
| November 2025 | 244.9 thousands | −1.8 |
| October 2025 | 246.5 thousands | −1.4 |
| September 2025 | 245.9 thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 247.9 thousands | −1.6 |
| July 2025 | 249.2 thousands | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 249.7 thousands | −0.9 |
| May 2025 | 247.7 thousands | −0.4 |
| April 2025 | 243.5 thousands | −0.04 |
| March 2025 | 240.2 thousands | −0.04 |
| February 2025 | 239.6 thousands | 1.0 |
| January 2025 | 239.7 thousands | 0.8 |
| December 2024 | 247.6 thousands | 0.7 |
| November 2024 | 249.4 thousands | 0.6 |
| October 2024 | 250.0 thousands | 0.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20994.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20994.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```