# All Employees: Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

All Employees: Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 249.2 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.1% (Apr 2020) to 9.8% (May 2022), averaging 2.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-43000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-transportation-warehousing-and-utilities-chicago-us-16984-payems-m-nsa-ind-43000000

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 249.2 thousands | 1.9 |
| August 2026 | 249.4 thousands | 2.6 |
| July 2026 | 250.2 thousands | 2.8 |
| June 2026 | 246.9 thousands | 2.3 |
| May 2026 | 245.4 thousands | 1.7 |
| April 2026 | 243.5 thousands | 1.6 |
| March 2026 | 242.9 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 244.3 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2026 | 249.5 thousands | 2.3 |
| December 2025 | 259.9 thousands | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 258.1 thousands | 1.4 |
| October 2025 | 251.4 thousands | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 244.6 thousands | 0.2 |
| August 2025 | 243.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| July 2025 | 243.5 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2025 | 241.3 thousands | 0.4 |
| May 2025 | 241.2 thousands | 0.0 |
| April 2025 | 239.6 thousands | −0.04 |
| March 2025 | 240.8 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 242.1 thousands | 1.2 |
| January 2025 | 244.0 thousands | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 257.8 thousands | 2.1 |
| November 2024 | 254.5 thousands | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 248.5 thousands | 1.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-43000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-43000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```