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All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000

Latest (y/y)−0.9%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−1.1%August 2026
Level930.1 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was down 0.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with −1.1% in August 2026.

The level stood at 930.1 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.5% (Apr 2020) to 9.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 0.2%.

All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−15%−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands)8008509009501,00019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Trade, Transportation, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026930.1 thousands−0.9
August 2026931.1 thousands−1.1
July 2026934.9 thousands−0.9
June 2026932.8 thousands−1.1
May 2026928.6 thousands−1.3
April 2026923.2 thousands−1.3
March 2026921.6 thousands−1.6
February 2026923.9 thousands−1.4
January 2026936.0 thousands−1.0
December 2025967.8 thousands−1.2
November 2025961.1 thousands−1.1
October 2025945.9 thousands−1.0
September 2025939.0 thousands−0.9
August 2025941.1 thousands−0.6
July 2025943.7 thousands−0.5
June 2025943.5 thousands−0.4
May 2025940.9 thousands−0.3
April 2025935.3 thousands−0.3
March 2025937.0 thousands0.05
February 2025937.2 thousands0.2
January 2025945.7 thousands0.05
December 2024979.2 thousands0.4
November 2024971.8 thousands0.3
October 2024955.7 thousands0.3

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 high9.6% (Apr 2021)
10-year low−11.5% (Apr 2020)
10-year average0.2%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-40000000

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-40000000.

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