# U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Series API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics-series-api/  
**Provider:** U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — https://apis.io/providers/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/  
**Base URL:** https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v2  
**Documentation:** https://www.bls.gov/developers/

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Series API is one of 2 APIs that [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics](https://apis.io/providers/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 4 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Series. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a getting-started guide, authentication docs, a JSON-LD context, and 4 JSON Schemas.

Time series data operations for retrieving labor statistics across BLS surveys including employment, CPI, wages, and more.

## Machine-readable artifacts (12)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/openapi/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics-series-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://www.bls.gov/developers/api_signature_v2.htm
- **GettingStarted** — https://www.bls.gov/developers/
- **Authentication** — https://data.bls.gov/registrationEngine/
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/json-schema/bls-series-data-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/json-schema/bls-data-point-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/json-schema/bls-survey-schema.json
- **JSONStructure** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/json-structure/bls-series-data-structure.json
- **JSONLD** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/json-ld/bls-public-data-api-context.jsonld
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/examples/bls-series-data-example.json
- **Examples** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/examples/bls-data-point-example.json
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics APIs (1)

- [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Surveys API](https://apis.io/apis/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics-surveys-api/)

## Tags

Series

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