# All Employees: Total Private — IL (statewide) (SA)

All Employees: Total Private — IL (statewide) (SA) was up 0.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 5,312.3 thousands.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −14.3% (Apr 2020) to 9.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-IL.PAYEMS.M.SA.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-il-statewide-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 5,312.3 thousands | 0.3 |
| August 2026 | 5,314.9 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2026 | 5,322.7 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2026 | 5,308.1 thousands | 0.1 |
| May 2026 | 5,307.1 thousands | −0.2 |
| April 2026 | 5,304.5 thousands | −0.1 |
| March 2026 | 5,293.1 thousands | −0.1 |
| February 2026 | 5,284.2 thousands | −0.4 |
| January 2026 | 5,302.5 thousands | −0.07 |
| December 2025 | 5,293.3 thousands | −0.2 |
| November 2025 | 5,283.3 thousands | −0.4 |
| October 2025 | 5,291.2 thousands | −0.3 |
| September 2025 | 5,297.5 thousands | −0.3 |
| August 2025 | 5,305.7 thousands | 0.1 |
| July 2025 | 5,313.4 thousands | 0.2 |
| June 2025 | 5,302.7 thousands | −0.09 |
| May 2025 | 5,315.3 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2025 | 5,310.2 thousands | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 5,299.1 thousands | −0.06 |
| February 2025 | 5,305.2 thousands | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 5,306.1 thousands | 0.3 |
| December 2024 | 5,305.2 thousands | 0.2 |
| November 2024 | 5,304.1 thousands | 0.1 |
| October 2024 | 5,304.8 thousands | 0.2 |

## API

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

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