U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · JSON Structure

Bls Data Point Structure

A single time series data observation.

Type: object Properties: 7
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DataPoint is a JSON Structure definition published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, describing 7 properties. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

year period periodName value footnotes latest calculations

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/json-structure/bls-data-point-structure.json",
  "description": "A single time series data observation.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Calendar year of the observation.",
      "example": "2025"
    },
    "period": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Period code in M01-M13 format (M13 is annual average).",
      "example": "M03"
    },
    "periodName": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable period name.",
      "example": "March"
    },
    "value": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The data value as a string. May be \"-\" if data is not available.",
      "example": "318.449"
    },
    "footnotes": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of footnotes applicable to this data point.",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Footnote"
      }
    },
    "latest": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Indicates if this is the most recent data point.",
      "example": "true"
    },
    "calculations": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PeriodCalculations"
    }
  },
  "name": "DataPoint"
}