MCP For Claude Marketplace
BLS Jobs — Nonfarm Payrolls & Wages

BLS Jobs — Nonfarm Payrolls & Wages MCP Connector for Claude

A+

Access the definitive source for US employment growth. Query Nonfarm Payrolls, private sector job creation, and average hourly earnings tracked by the BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES) program.

2 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
More Details Connect to Claude

Connect to the exact datasets used by Wall Street and the Federal Reserve to monitor US Job growth. The Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs MCP gives your agent direct access to the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program.

What you can do

  • Nonfarm Payrolls — Fetch exactly how many jobs were added to the US economy each month.
  • Sector Breakdowns — Drill down into tech, hospitality, or construction employment trends.
  • Wages & Earnings — Query the average hourly earnings to monitor wage growth and labor tightness.

How it works

  1. Sign up for a free BLS Developer API Key
  2. Provide the key in the settings
  3. Ask your AI to parse nonfarm payroll additions or track total average hourly wages over the last 10 years.

Who is this for?

  • Financial Analysts & Traders — Build models off the monthly jobs report (NFP)
  • HR Professionals & Recruiters — Monitor macro labor trends
  • Journalists — Fact-check employment cycles instantly
employment-datanonfarm-payrollsjob-growthlabor-statisticseconomic-reportingsector-analysis

2 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_nonfarm_payrolls

Key metric for forecasting Federal Reserve interest rate movements. Get Total Nonfarm Payroll employment (CES0000000001)

query_bls

Use this instead of specific endpoints if you intimately know the underlying numerical code. Up to 50 concurrent lookbacks allowed. Generic BLS v2 api timeseries query. Requires explicit BLS Series IDs

See how to talk to your AI agent using BLS Jobs — Nonfarm Payrolls & Wages.

What was the total Nonfarm Payroll growth in the last quarter?

📊 **Nonfarm Payrolls (CES0000000001)** - **Oct**: +150,000 jobs - **Nov**: +199,000 jobs - **Dec**: +216,000 jobs Total added in Q4: **565,000 jobs**, showing accelerating momentum toward the end of the year.

Show me the average hourly earnings trend for all private workers.

💵 **Average Hourly Earnings (CES0500000003)** Average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose to **$34.27**. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by **4.1%**, keeping wage growth solidly above the current inflation rate.

Which sector added the most jobs in December?

📊 **Sector Job Growth (Dec)** 1. **Government**: +52,000 jobs 2. **Leisure and Hospitality**: +40,000 jobs 3. **Health Care**: +38,000 jobs These three sectors accounted for over 60% of all nonfarm payroll additions that month.

Subscribe, create a Free BLS Account at **data.bls.gov/registrationEngine**, and enter your API Key. No complex coding required — your AI will automatically parse the SeriesIDs for Nonfarm Payrolls and wages, retrieving the exact macro snapshots.

Related Connectors

NEW
Weekly Pay Calculator

Weekly Pay Calculator MCP

4 tools Official

Calculate weekly gross pay, tax estimates, and workload status.

A+ View details →
Farm Labor Cost Calculator

Farm Labor Cost Calculator MCP

4 tools Official

Estimate total seasonal labor expenses including H-2A compliance, taxes, and benefits.

A+ View details →
Prevailing Wage Calculator

Prevailing Wage Calculator MCP

3 tools Official

Lookup Davis-Bacon Act compliant wage rates and fringe benefits for construction trades.

A+ View details →
NEW
Book Series Page Counter

Book Series Page Counter MCP

4 tools Official

Calculate cumulative page counts and statistics for book series.

A+ View details →