📈 BLS Wage Data Scraper

Whether you're an economist tracking inflation, a business analyst monitoring labor costs, or a researcher studying employment trends, this tool makes it easy to collect structured economic data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The BLS Wage Data Scraper collects U.S. economic time series data including Consumer Price Index (CPI), unemployment rates, employment levels, average hourly earnings, and Producer Price Index. Select from 8 pre-built data series or enter any custom BLS series ID. Filter by year range and get monthly data points.

✨ What Does It Do

• 📊 Pre-built data series - choose from CPI, Core CPI, unemployment rate, nonfarm employment, hourly earnings, PPI, labor force, and employment level
• 🔧 Custom series support - enter any valid BLS series ID to fetch specialized data
• 📅 Year range filtering - specify start and end years for your data (up to 10 years without a key, 20 with one)
• 📋 Monthly data points - get individual values for each month in your selected range
• 📝 Footnotes included - capture BLS footnotes and annotations for each data point
• 🔑 Optional API key - use your free BLS registration key for extended date ranges and higher rate limits

🔧 Input

• Max Items - how many data points to collect (free users get 10, paid users up to 1,000,000)
• Data Series - select from pre-built BLS series or choose "Custom" to enter your own
• Custom Series ID - enter a BLS series ID when using custom mode (find IDs at bls.gov/data)
• Start Year - beginning year for data retrieval (4-digit year)
• End Year - ending year for data retrieval (4-digit year)
• BLS Registration Key - optional free key from data.bls.gov for extended ranges

{
    "seriesId": "CUUR0000SA0",
    "startYear": "2022",
    "endYear": "2024",
    "maxItems": 50
}

Available Data Series

Series ID	Description
CUUR0000SA0	Consumer Price Index (CPI) - All Items
CUSR0000SA0L1E	Core CPI - All Items Less Food and Energy
LNS14000000	Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted)
CES0000000001	Total Nonfarm Employees (Thousands)
CES0500000003	Average Hourly Earnings - Total Private
WPUFD4	Producer Price Index - Final Demand
LNS11000000	Civilian Labor Force Level (Thousands)
LNS12000000	Employment Level (Thousands)

📊 Output

Each data point includes 8 fields. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Field	Description
seriesId	BLS series identifier
seriesName	Human-readable series name
year	Data year
period	Period code (e.g., M01 for January)
periodName	Period name (e.g., January)
value	Data value for this period
footnotes	BLS footnotes and annotations
scrapedAt	Timestamp when data was collected

{
    "seriesId": "CUUR0000SA0",
    "seriesName": "Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers, All Items",
    "year": "2024",
    "period": "M12",
    "periodName": "December",
    "value": "315.605",
    "footnotes": "",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-08T16:52:14.908Z"
}

💎 Why Choose the BLS Wage Data Scraper?

Feature	Our Tool	Manual BLS Website
Batch collection	Up to 1M data points	Download tables manually
Pre-built series	8 popular indicators	Navigate complex menus
Custom series	Any BLS series ID	Find series one at a time
Structured output	JSON, CSV, Excel	Varies by tool
Automated scheduling	Daily/weekly updates	Manual downloads
Year range control	Up to 20 years	Limited by tool

📋 How to Use

1. Sign Up - Create a free account w/ $5 credit
2. Configure - select your data series, set the year range, and choose how many data points
3. Run It - click "Start" and get structured economic data in seconds

No coding, no setup, no manual downloads required.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 📈 Economists - track CPI and inflation trends for economic analysis and forecasting
• 💼 HR departments - monitor wage data and employment levels for compensation planning
• 🏦 Financial analysts - incorporate BLS data into models for investment decisions
• 📰 Journalists - pull official government statistics for economic reporting
• 🎓 Researchers - collect time series data for academic studies on labor markets and prices
• 🏢 Businesses - benchmark hourly earnings against national averages for competitive positioning

❓ FAQ

📊 What is BLS? The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is the principal federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy.

🔑 Do I need a BLS API key? No. The scraper works without a key (limited to 10-year ranges). For 20-year ranges and higher rate limits, register for a free key at data.bls.gov/registrationEngine.

📅 What date ranges are supported? Without a registration key: up to 10 years. With a key: up to 20 years per request.

⏱️ How long does a run take? Under 5 seconds for most requests. BLS returns data very quickly.

🔧 How do I find custom series IDs? Visit bls.gov/data and browse by topic. Each data table shows its series ID.

🔗 Integrate BLS Scraper with any app

• Make - Automate economic data collection workflows
• Zapier - Trigger actions when new data is published
• Slack - Get CPI or unemployment updates in your channel
• Google Drive - Export time series data to spreadsheets
• Webhooks - Trigger actions when runs complete

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🆘 Need Help?

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics or the U.S. Department of Labor. It accesses only publicly available data through the official BLS public API.