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All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000

Latest (y/y)−2.6%September 2026
Previous (y/y)−3.9%August 2026
Level179.9 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was down 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.9% in August 2026.

The level stood at 179.9 thousands.

That is the highest reading since September 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.3% (Jun 2020) to 4.5% (Sep 2022), averaging −0.3%.

All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands)17018019020021019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Wholesale Trade — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 2026179.9 thousands−2.6
August 2026178.8 thousands−3.9
July 2026178.4 thousands−4.7
June 2026178.8 thousands−4.6
May 2026179.7 thousands−4.0
April 2026177.9 thousands−4.8
March 2026177.8 thousands−5.0
February 2026179.8 thousands−3.9
January 2026180.3 thousands−3.9
December 2025183.3 thousands−3.0
November 2025183.0 thousands−3.1
October 2025183.6 thousands−2.6
September 2025184.7 thousands−2.4
August 2025186.0 thousands−1.9
July 2025187.2 thousands−1.8
June 2025187.4 thousands−2.0
May 2025187.2 thousands−1.7
April 2025186.9 thousands−1.8
March 2025187.2 thousands−1.6
February 2025187.1 thousands−1.4
January 2025187.7 thousands−1.0
December 2024189.0 thousands−1.7
November 2024188.8 thousands−1.3
October 2024188.5 thousands−1.4

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 high4.5% (Sep 2022)
10-year low−7.3% (Jun 2020)
10-year average−0.3%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-16984.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-16984.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-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)”.