BLS Public Data API

BLS Public Data API MCP Connector for Claude

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Access labor statistics — audit economic series and trends via AI.

2 tools Official Updated Jun 28, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner

Empower your AI agent to orchestrate your entire economic research and labor auditing workflow with the BLS Public Data API, the authoritative source for United States Bureau of Labor Statistics data. By connecting the BLS API to your agent, you transform complex macroeconomic searches into a natural conversation. Your agent can instantly retrieve historical time series data, audit employment trends, and query specific series IDs without you ever touching a government portal. Whether you are conducting market research or managing regional economic constraints, your agent acts as a real-time data analyst, ensuring your intelligence is always verified and precise.

What you can do

  • Series Auditing — Retrieve high-resolution time series data for thousands of BLS identifiers and maintain a clear view of economic changes.
  • Trend Oversight — Audit historical labor statistics to understand the longitudinal distribution of economic scale instantly.
  • Economic Discovery — Query specific series IDs like the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to identify relevant fiscal markers for your research.
  • Metadata Intelligence — Retrieve unique series identifiers and year-based metadata to assist in deep-dive data classification.
  • Operational Monitoring — Check API status to ensure your economic research workflow is always operational.

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. Enter your BLS Registration Key
  3. Start managing your economic intelligence through Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Who is this for?

  • Economists & Policy Analysts — monitor labor trends and retrieve official metadata straight from your workflow.
  • Researchers & Students — verify economic data and audit series patterns without manual searching.
  • Financial Journalists — perform rapid audits of inflation markers and identify relevant economic patterns through natural language.
  • Operations Leads — automate statistical data querying to orchestrate cross-functional research teams smoothly.
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2 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

check_api_status

Check if the BLS Public Data service is operational

get_bls_timeseries_data

Provide series IDs as a comma-separated string (e.g., "CUUR0000SA0,LNS14000000"). Get historical data for specific BLS series IDs

See how to talk to your AI agent using BLS Public Data API.

Get Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for the last 5 years using BLS.

I've retrieved the CPI data (Series ID: CUUR0000SA0)! The latest values show an inflation trend of [Value] for [Year]. I can provide the full historical breakdown or the monthly percent change metadata for you.

Show employment statistics for series 'LNS14000000' (Unemployment Rate).

I've identified the unemployment rate series! The recent data points indicate a rate of [Value]% as of [Period]. I can assist you with an audit of other related employment markers if you'd like.

Compare data for series 'WPUFD4' and 'WPUFD491' from 2020 to 2023.

I've retrieved the data for both series! There are notable distributions in values between the primary and sub-category markers from 2020 to 2023. I can provide the comparative metadata breakdown to assist in your fiscal research.

Register for an account at the [**BLS developer portal**](https://data.bls.gov/registrationEngine/), and you will receive your Registration Key via email. Copy and paste it below.

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