U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

BLS Public Data API

The BLS Public Data API provides programmatic access to published historical time series data covering employment, unemployment, consumer prices, wages, productivity, and other labor market indicators. Version 2 (registration required) supports up to 50 series per request, 20 years of data, and optional calculations including net and percent changes.

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Documentation

https://www.bls.gov/developers/api_signature_v2.htm

https://www.bls.gov/developers/

https://data.bls.gov/registrationEngine/

Specifications

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/openapi/bls-public-data-api-openapi.yaml

Examples

Series Data Example

Data Point Example

Schemas & Data

Series Data Schema

Data Point Schema

Series Data Structure

Other Resources

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/json-ld/bls-public-data-api-context.jsonld

NaftikoCapability

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/capabilities/bls-public-data-series.yaml

NaftikoCapability

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/capabilities/bls-public-data-surveys.yaml

OpenAPI Specification