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Bls Multi Series V2 Response

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Bls Multi Series V2 Response is an example object payload from Bureau of Labor Statistics, with 4 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

statusresponseTimemessageResults

Example Payload

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{
  "status": "REQUEST_SUCCEEDED",
  "responseTime": 248,
  "message": [],
  "Results": {
    "series": [
      {
        "seriesID": "LNS14000000",
        "catalog": {
          "series_title": "Unemployment Rate",
          "series_id": "LNS14000000",
          "seasonality": "Seasonally Adjusted",
          "survey_name": "Labor Force Statistics including the National Unemployment Rate",
          "survey_abbreviation": "LN",
          "measure_data_type": "Percent",
          "commerce_industry": null,
          "occupation": null,
          "cps_labor_force_status": "Unemployment rate",
          "demographic_race": "All Races",
          "demographic_gender": "Both Sexes",
          "demographic_origin": "All Origins",
          "demographic_age": "16 years and over",
          "demographic_education": null,
          "area": "United States"
        },
        "data": [
          {
            "year": "2023",
            "period": "M12",
            "periodName": "December",
            "latest": "true",
            "value": "3.7",
            "footnotes": [{"code": "", "text": ""}],
            "calculations": {
              "net_changes": {
                "1": "0.0",
                "3": "-0.2",
                "12": "-0.2"
              },
              "pct_changes": {
                "1": "0.000",
                "3": "-5.128",
                "12": "-5.128"
              }
            }
          },
          {
            "year": "2023",
            "period": "M13",
            "periodName": "Annual Average",
            "latest": "false",
            "value": "3.6",
            "footnotes": [{"code": "", "text": ""}]
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "seriesID": "CES0000000001",
        "catalog": {
          "series_title": "All Employees, Total Nonfarm",
          "series_id": "CES0000000001",
          "seasonality": "Seasonally Adjusted",
          "survey_name": "Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)",
          "survey_abbreviation": "CE",
          "measure_data_type": "Thousands",
          "commerce_industry": "Total Nonfarm",
          "occupation": null,
          "cps_labor_force_status": null,
          "demographic_race": null,
          "demographic_gender": null,
          "demographic_origin": null,
          "demographic_age": null,
          "demographic_education": null,
          "area": "United States"
        },
        "data": [
          {
            "year": "2023",
            "period": "M12",
            "periodName": "December",
            "latest": "true",
            "value": "157244",
            "footnotes": [{"code": "P", "text": "Preliminary"}],
            "calculations": {
              "net_changes": {
                "1": "216",
                "3": "595",
                "12": "2706"
              },
              "pct_changes": {
                "1": "0.137",
                "3": "0.380",
                "12": "1.751"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "seriesID": "CUUR0000SA0",
        "catalog": {
          "series_title": "All Items in U.S. city average, all urban consumers, not seasonally adjusted",
          "series_id": "CUUR0000SA0",
          "seasonality": "Not Seasonally Adjusted",
          "survey_name": "Consumer Price Index - All Urban Consumers",
          "survey_abbreviation": "CU",
          "measure_data_type": "Index",
          "commerce_industry": null,
          "occupation": null,
          "cps_labor_force_status": null,
          "demographic_race": null,
          "demographic_gender": null,
          "demographic_origin": null,
          "demographic_age": null,
          "demographic_education": null,
          "area": "U.S. city average"
        },
        "data": [
          {
            "year": "2023",
            "period": "M11",
            "periodName": "November",
            "latest": "true",
            "value": "307.051",
            "footnotes": [{"code": "", "text": ""}],
            "calculations": {
              "net_changes": {
                "1": "-0.443",
                "3": "0.929",
                "12": "10.213"
              },
              "pct_changes": {
                "1": "-0.144",
                "3": "0.303",
                "12": "3.434"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}