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

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%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (441 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/all-employees-wholesale-trade-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 179.9 thousands | −2.6 |
| August 2026 | 178.8 thousands | −3.9 |
| July 2026 | 178.4 thousands | −4.7 |
| June 2026 | 178.8 thousands | −4.6 |
| May 2026 | 179.7 thousands | −4.0 |
| April 2026 | 177.9 thousands | −4.8 |
| March 2026 | 177.8 thousands | −5.0 |
| February 2026 | 179.8 thousands | −3.9 |
| January 2026 | 180.3 thousands | −3.9 |
| December 2025 | 183.3 thousands | −3.0 |
| November 2025 | 183.0 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2025 | 183.6 thousands | −2.6 |
| September 2025 | 184.7 thousands | −2.4 |
| August 2025 | 186.0 thousands | −1.9 |
| July 2025 | 187.2 thousands | −1.8 |
| June 2025 | 187.4 thousands | −2.0 |
| May 2025 | 187.2 thousands | −1.7 |
| April 2025 | 186.9 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2025 | 187.2 thousands | −1.6 |
| February 2025 | 187.1 thousands | −1.4 |
| January 2025 | 187.7 thousands | −1.0 |
| December 2024 | 189.0 thousands | −1.7 |
| November 2024 | 188.8 thousands | −1.3 |
| October 2024 | 188.5 thousands | −1.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-41000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```