# Average Weekly Earnings: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA)

Average Weekly Earnings: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,256.6 USD/week.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.6% (Jan 2024) to 8.3% (May 2021), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16984.AWE.M.NSA.IND-05000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/week
- Coverage: 2007-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (237 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-weekly-earnings-total-private-chicago-naperville-schaumburg-il

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,256.6 USD/week | 2.6 |
| August 2026 | 1,303.0 USD/week | 6.1 |
| July 2026 | 1,272.8 USD/week | 4.2 |
| June 2026 | 1,257.9 USD/week | 1.3 |
| May 2026 | 1,256.6 USD/week | 4.1 |
| April 2026 | 1,246.2 USD/week | 4.0 |
| March 2026 | 1,273.4 USD/week | 4.0 |
| February 2026 | 1,294.5 USD/week | 4.6 |
| January 2026 | 1,234.8 USD/week | 3.1 |
| December 2025 | 1,235.0 USD/week | 0.08 |
| November 2025 | 1,271.2 USD/week | 6.6 |
| October 2025 | 1,234.0 USD/week | 3.3 |
| September 2025 | 1,224.7 USD/week | 0.9 |
| August 2025 | 1,228.4 USD/week | 5.0 |
| July 2025 | 1,222.1 USD/week | 5.1 |
| June 2025 | 1,241.8 USD/week | 4.0 |
| May 2025 | 1,207.2 USD/week | 4.8 |
| April 2025 | 1,198.5 USD/week | 4.4 |
| March 2025 | 1,224.7 USD/week | 7.3 |
| February 2025 | 1,237.8 USD/week | 7.5 |
| January 2025 | 1,197.9 USD/week | 5.0 |
| December 2024 | 1,234.1 USD/week | 6.3 |
| November 2024 | 1,192.3 USD/week | 4.0 |
| October 2024 | 1,194.3 USD/week | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.AWE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16984.AWE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```