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

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-43000000

Latest (y/y)1.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)2.4%August 2026
Level290.0 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was up 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.4% in August 2026.

The level stood at 290.0 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.4% (Apr 2020) to 9.3% (May 2022), averaging 2.6%.

All Employees: Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%10%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Transportation, Warehousing, 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: Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands)15020025030019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026290.0 thousands1.6
August 2026290.0 thousands2.4
July 2026291.2 thousands2.8
June 2026287.2 thousands2.2
May 2026285.6 thousands1.5
April 2026283.6 thousands1.5
March 2026282.9 thousands1.0
February 2026284.4 thousands0.9
January 2026290.5 thousands2.2
December 2025302.5 thousands1.0
November 2025300.4 thousands1.4
October 2025292.8 thousands1.1
September 2025285.5 thousands0.4
August 2025283.2 thousands0.6
July 2025283.2 thousands0.9
June 2025281.1 thousands0.6
May 2025281.5 thousands0.3
April 2025279.4 thousands0.3
March 2025280.2 thousands1.0
February 2025282.0 thousands1.3
January 2025284.3 thousands1.1
December 2024299.6 thousands2.0
November 2024296.3 thousands1.5
October 2024289.5 thousands1.4

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 high9.3% (May 2022)
10-year low−3.4% (Apr 2020)
10-year average2.6%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-43000000

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-43000000.

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