Department of Labor

aid: department-of-labor
name: Department of Labor
description: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is the federal department that fosters, promotes, and develops the welfare
  of wage earners, job seekers, and retirees, improves working conditions, advances opportunities for profitable employment,
  and assures work-related benefits and rights. DOL exposes a portfolio of public APIs and data feeds including the modernized
  DOL APIv4 served from the DOL Open Data Portal, the Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API, the DOL Enforcement Data
  site, and Data.gov.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- BLS
- Employment
- Enforcement
- Federal Government
- Labor
- Open Data
- Statistics
- Wages
- Workforce
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-labor/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2024-12-03'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
kind: government
position: Producer
access: Public
apis:
- aid: department-of-labor:dol-api-v4
  name: DOL Open Data API V4
  description: The DOL Open Data API v4 is the Department of Labor's modernized REST API replacing the retired developer.dol.gov
    APIv1 and APIv2. It is served from the DOL Data Portal at dataportal.dol.gov and exposes more than 200 datasets covering
    wage and hour, occupational safety and health, employment and training, retirement security, and other DOL programs. The
    Datasets endpoint is publicly accessible without an API key; data endpoints require an API key obtained through registration
    on the Data Portal.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://dataportal.dol.gov/
  baseURL: https://apiprod.dol.gov/v4
  tags:
  - Datasets
  - DOL Data Portal
  - Open Data
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://dataportal.dol.gov/
  - type: User Guide
    url: https://www.dataportal.dol.gov/pdf/dol-api-user-guide.pdf
  - type: Datasets Catalog
    url: https://dataportal.dol.gov/datasets
  - type: Datasets Endpoint
    url: https://apiprod.dol.gov/v4/datasets
  - type: Signup
    url: https://dataportal.dol.gov/registration
  contact:
  - FN: DOL Data Portal
    url: https://dataportal.dol.gov/
- aid: department-of-labor:bls-public-data-api
  name: BLS Public Data API V2
  description: The Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API v2 provides programmatic access to historical BLS time series
    data in JSON or Excel. Version 2 requires registration to obtain a registrationkey query parameter and raises limits to
    up to 20 years of data per request, 50 series per request, and 500 queries per day. Series include CPI, PPI, employment,
    wages, productivity, and more.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.bls.gov/developers/
  baseURL: https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v2
  tags:
  - BLS
  - CPI
  - Employment
  - Statistics
  - Time Series
  - Wages
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bls.gov/developers/home.htm
  - type: API Signatures
    url: https://www.bls.gov/developers/api_signature_v2.htm
  - type: Features
    url: https://www.bls.gov/bls/api_features.htm
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://www.bls.gov/developers/api_faqs.htm
  - type: Python Sample
    url: https://www.bls.gov/developers/api_python.htm
  - type: Signup
    url: https://data.bls.gov/registrationEngine/
  contact:
  - FN: BLS Customer Support
    url: https://www.bls.gov/bls/contact.htm
- aid: department-of-labor:dol-enforcement-data
  name: DOL Enforcement Data
  description: The DOL Enforcement Data site at data.dol.gov publishes the Department's enforcement records from agencies
    including the Wage and Hour Division, OSHA, MSHA, OFCCP, and the Employee Benefits Security Administration. Records are
    available as bulk downloads and through datasets surfaced on Data.gov.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://data.dol.gov/
  baseURL: https://data.dol.gov
  tags:
  - Enforcement
  - MSHA
  - OFCCP
  - OSHA
  - Wage and Hour
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://data.dol.gov/
  - type: Datasets
    url: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/dol-gov
  contact:
  - FN: DOL Open Data
    url: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam
- aid: department-of-labor:dol-api-sampler
  name: DOL API Sampler
  description: The DOL API Sampler is an interactive playground for exploring the DOL Open Data API v4 endpoints. It serves
    as a quick way to issue sample requests, browse parameters, and inspect responses against the live API.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://devtools.dol.gov/apisampler
  baseURL: https://devtools.dol.gov/apisampler
  tags:
  - DevTools
  - Playground
  - Sampler
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://devtools.dol.gov/apisampler
  contact:
  - FN: DOL Developer Community
    url: https://usdepartmentoflabor.github.io/DOLAPI/
- aid: department-of-labor:dol-open-data-catalog
  name: DOL Open Data Catalog
  description: The Department of Labor Open Data Catalog publishes datasets across labor statistics, enforcement, employment
    training, and worker protection programs. Datasets are surfaced on Data.gov under the dol-gov organization and accessible
    via the Data.gov CKAN-compatible API.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/dol-gov
  baseURL: https://catalog.data.gov/api/3
  tags:
  - CKAN
  - Datasets
  - Open Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/dol-gov
  - type: CKAN Reference
    url: https://docs.ckan.org/en/2.8/api/
  contact:
  - FN: DOL Open Data
    url: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/dol-gov
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/u-s-department-of-labor
- type: Website
  url: https://www.dol.gov
- type: Open Data Portal
  url: https://dataportal.dol.gov/
- type: Developer Community
  url: https://usdepartmentoflabor.github.io/DOLAPI/
- type: Bureau of Labor Statistics
  url: https://www.bls.gov
- type: Enforcement Data
  url: https://data.dol.gov/
- type: API Sampler
  url: https://devtools.dol.gov/apisampler
- type: OSHA
  url: https://www.osha.gov
- type: MSHA
  url: https://www.msha.gov
- type: ETA
  url: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta
- type: Wage and Hour Division
  url: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd
- type: EBSA
  url: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa
- type: OFCCP
  url: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp
- type: Data.gov DOL Catalog
  url: https://catalog.data.gov/organization/dol-gov
- type: News
  url: https://www.dol.gov/newsroom
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.dol.gov/general/privacynotice
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/USDepartmentofLabor
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/department-of-labor-context.jsonld
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/department-of-labor-vocabulary.yml
- type: Capabilities
  url: capabilities/department-of-labor-capabilities.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com