# Labor Force: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −1.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 4,922,539 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.8% (Aug 2020) to 4.0% (Feb 2022), averaging 0.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16980.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-chicago-naperville-elgin-il-in-metropolitan-statistical

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 4,922,539 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 4,909,842 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,957,340 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 4,983,711 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,942,356 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,920,274 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,986,706 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 5,016,218 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,964,310 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,981,188 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 5,007,080 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 5,014,053 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 5,023,648 thousands | −1.1 |
| July 2025 | 5,070,857 thousands | −1.1 |
| June 2025 | 5,081,299 thousands | −0.3 |
| May 2025 | 5,008,832 thousands | 0.10 |
| April 2025 | 5,026,234 thousands | 0.5 |
| March 2025 | 5,052,411 thousands | 1.0 |
| February 2025 | 5,032,274 thousands | 1.4 |
| January 2025 | 5,033,194 thousands | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 5,024,615 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 5,064,092 thousands | 1.7 |
| October 2024 | 5,067,614 thousands | 2.2 |
| September 2024 | 5,050,216 thousands | 2.4 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16980.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16980.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```