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.
Documentation
Documentation
https://www.bls.gov/developers/api_signature_v2.htm
GettingStarted
https://www.bls.gov/developers/
Authentication
https://data.bls.gov/registrationEngine/
Specifications
OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/openapi/bls-public-data-api-openapi.yaml
JSON-LD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/json-ld/bls-public-data-api-context.jsonld
Schemas & Data
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
Examples
Example
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/examples/bls-series-data-example.json
Example
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/examples/bls-data-point-example.json
OpenAPI
#Labor Statistics
#Employment
#Unemployment
#Consumer Prices
#Wages