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BLS Economic / Labor Statistics Fetcher

BLS Economic / Labor Statistics Fetcher

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Fetch official US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) time-series data — CPI, unemployment rate, wages, employment cost index, and more. Returns series ID, year, period, period name, value, and footnotes via the official BLS public API (keyless for single series).

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Fetches official US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) time-series data — CPI, unemployment rate, wages, employment cost index, and more. Returns series ID, year, period, period name, value, and footnotes via the official BLS public API (keyless for single series).

Input

FieldTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
seriesIdstringyesThe BLS time series ID (e.g., CUSR0000SA0 for CPI, LNS14000000 for unemployment rate, CIU101009003 for wages, CES0500000003 for employment). See bls.gov/developers for full list.
startYearstringnoOptional start year for the time series range (e.g., 2020). If omitted, returns most recent data.
endYearstringnoOptional end year for the time series range (e.g., 2026). If omitted, returns most recent data.
registrationKeystringno""Optional BLS API registration key for higher rate limits and multi-series requests. Free registration at bls.gov/developers/api_registration.htm. Not required for single-series queries (keyless allows 60 calls/10 min/IP).

Output

Each dataset item contains: seriesId, year, period, periodName, value, footnotes.

Usage

Fetch CPI (Consumer Price Index) for all available years:

{
"seriesId": "CUSR0000SA0"
}

Fetch unemployment rate for a specific range:

{
"seriesId": "LNS14000000",
"startYear": "2020",
"endYear": "2026"
}

Fetch wages with a registration key:

{
"seriesId": "CIU101009003",
"registrationKey": "your_bls_key_here"
}

Common Series IDs

Series IDDescription
CUSR0000SA0CPI-U: All items in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, seasonally adjusted
LNS14000000Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted
CIU101009003Employment Cost Index: Total compensation, private industry workers
CES0500000003All employees, total nonfarm, seasonally adjusted
CES3000000001Average weekly hours, manufacturing, seasonally adjusted

Rate Limits

  • Keyless: 60 requests per 10 minutes per IP (single series only)
  • With registration key: Higher limits, multi-series support (free registration)

Pricing

PAY_PER_EVENT — $0.001 per data point returned (series-query-result). One event per GB of memory, minimum one per run.