Bureau of Labor Statistics Scraper

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from $2.00 / 1,000 results

Bureau of Labor Statistics Scraper

Extract employment and wage data from BLS. Get occupational statistics, salary ranges, job growth projections, and industry data. Essential for HR and workforce analysis.

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from $2.00 / 1,000 results

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Features

Official API Access: Uses BLS Public Data API v2 for reliable data
Multiple Series: Fetch up to 50 series IDs in a single request
Date Range Support: Specify custom start and end years
Calculations Included: Percent changes and net changes over 1, 3, 6, and 12 months
Rate Limit Aware: Built-in delays to respect API limits

API Source

Endpoint: https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v2/timeseries/data/
API Key: Optional (25 requests/day without key, 500 with key)
Rate Limits: Max 50 series per request, 20 years of data per request

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`seriesIds`	array	BLS series IDs to fetch (default: `["CUUR0000SA0"]`)
`startYear`	integer	Start year for data range (default: 2020)
`endYear`	integer	End year for data range (default: 2024)
`registrationKey`	string	Optional BLS API key for higher rate limits

Common Series IDs

Series ID	Description
`CUUR0000SA0`	Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) - All Urban Consumers
`LNS14000000`	Unemployment Rate
`CES0000000001`	Total Nonfarm Employment
`LNS12000000`	Civilian Employment
`LNS11000000`	Civilian Labor Force
`CUSR0000SAF1`	Food CPI
`CUSR0000SETB01`	Gasoline CPI
`CEU0500000003`	Average Hourly Earnings

Find more series IDs at: https://www.bls.gov/data/

Output Data

{
  "seriesId": "CUUR0000SA0",
  "seriesName": "Consumer Price Index (CPI-U)",
  "year": 2024,
  "period": "M06",
  "periodName": "June",
  "value": 314.175,
  "footnotes": "",
  "calculations": {
    "pct1Month": 0.1,
    "pct3Month": 0.9,
    "pct6Month": 1.8,
    "pct12Month": 3.0,
    "netChange1Month": 0.314,
    "netChange12Month": 9.125
  },
  "scrapedAt": "2024-07-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Output Fields

Field	Description
`seriesId`	BLS series identifier
`seriesName`	Human-readable series name
`year`	Data year
`period`	Period code (M01-M12 for monthly, Q01-Q04 for quarterly)
`periodName`	Human-readable period (e.g., "January", "Q1")
`value`	The data value
`footnotes`	Any footnotes for this data point
`calculations.pct1Month`	1-month percent change
`calculations.pct3Month`	3-month percent change
`calculations.pct6Month`	6-month percent change
`calculations.pct12Month`	12-month percent change
`calculations.netChange1Month`	1-month net change
`calculations.netChange12Month`	12-month net change
`scrapedAt`	Timestamp when data was scraped

Use Cases

Economic Research: Track inflation, employment, and wage trends
Financial Analysis: Monitor CPI for investment decisions
Business Intelligence: Analyze labor market conditions
Data Journalism: Create visualizations of economic indicators
Academic Studies: Access historical labor statistics

Example Input

{
  "seriesIds": ["CUUR0000SA0", "LNS14000000", "CES0000000001"],
  "startYear": 2020,
  "endYear": 2024,
  "registrationKey": "your-bls-api-key"
}

Getting a BLS API Key

Visit https://data.bls.gov/registrationEngine/
Register for a free account
Receive your API key via email
Add it to the registrationKey input parameter

Benefits of having an API key:

500 daily queries (vs 25 without key)
50 series per query (vs 25 without key)
20 years of data per query (vs 10 without key)

Pricing

$0.01 per data point (e.g., $5 for 500 data points)

Legal Disclaimer

This scraper uses the official BLS Public Data API. The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides this data free of charge for public use. Always review the BLS Terms of Service at https://www.bls.gov/developers/termsOfService.htm

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