# BLS Release Codes, Cadence and Schedule Pages

**Use case:** 

The dictionary behind the US release calendar: every news release on the BLS schedule with its short code, printed name, cadence, how many dates are scheduled, the next release moment in UTC and the link to its schedule page. Use it to pick the codes for the Releases filter, or to build a mapping table in your own pipeline.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "releaseList",
  "releases": [
    "cpi",
    "empsit",
    "ppi"
  ],
  "withinDays": 90,
  "onlyUpcoming": false,
  "onlyNew": false,
  "sortOrder": "soonest",
  "maxItems": 60
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "releaseCode": {
    "label": "Code",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "releaseName": {
    "label": "Release",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "frequency": {
    "label": "Cadence",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "scheduledCount": {
    "label": "Scheduled entries",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "nextReleaseUtc": {
    "label": "Next release (UTC)",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "referencePeriodType": {
    "label": "Reference period",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "agency": {
    "label": "Agency",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "scheduleUrl": {
    "label": "Schedule page",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "latestReleaseUrl": {
    "label": "Latest release",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Source page",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "fetchedAt": {
    "label": "Fetched (UTC)",
    "format": "date"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [US Economic Calendar: BLS Release Dates (CPI, Jobs, PPI)](https://apify.com/yadroo/bls-release-calendar.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/yadroo/bls-release-calendar.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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