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All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000

Latest (y/y)−2.3%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−3.5%August 2026
Level232.6 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was down 2.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.5% in August 2026.

The level stood at 232.6 thousands.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.1% (May 2020) to 4.6% (Sep 2022), averaging −0.1%.

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands)22023024025026019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026232.6 thousands−2.3
August 2026231.4 thousands−3.5
July 2026231.3 thousands−4.1
June 2026231.6 thousands−4.0
May 2026232.6 thousands−3.5
April 2026230.6 thousands−4.2
March 2026230.2 thousands−4.4
February 2026232.3 thousands−3.4
January 2026232.8 thousands−3.5
December 2025236.2 thousands−2.6
November 2025236.0 thousands−2.6
October 2025236.8 thousands−2.2
September 2025238.1 thousands−2.1
August 2025239.7 thousands−1.6
July 2025241.1 thousands−1.6
June 2025241.3 thousands−1.7
May 2025241.1 thousands−1.4
April 2025240.6 thousands−1.5
March 2025240.9 thousands−1.3
February 2025240.6 thousands−1.2
January 2025241.2 thousands−0.8
December 2024242.5 thousands−1.3
November 2024242.4 thousands−0.7
October 2024242.2 thousands−0.7

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 high4.6% (Sep 2022)
10-year low−7.1% (May 2020)
10-year average−0.1%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16980.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000

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-41000000.

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