How do I connect BLS to my AI agent?

Add the MCPBundles server URL to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, etc.). The URL format is: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/bls. Authentication is handled automatically.

How many tools does BLS provide?

BLS provides 4 tools that can be called by AI agents, along with a SKILL.md that gives your AI agent domain knowledge about when and how to use them.

What authentication does BLS require?

BLS uses API Key. BLS requires credentials. Connect via MCPBundles and authentication is handled automatically.

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Tools: 4

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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) provides access to US labor market data including employment, unemployment, inflation (CPI), wages, productivity, and more. Over 200,000 time series covering the US economy. API key required for v2 access with higher rate limits (500 queries/day, 50 series/request, 20 years of data).

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Domain knowledge for BLS — workflow patterns, data models, and gotchas for your AI agent.

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics provides US labor market data: employment, unemployment, inflation (CPI), wages, productivity. 200K+ time series.

Data Model

Surveys enumerate BLS programs; curated shortcuts surface commonly cited macro identifiers.
Series are the atomic time series—fetch one id per call or batch many ids in a single payload. Examples: LNS14000000 (unemployment rate), CES0000000001 (employment level).
Limits (v2): 500 queries/day, 50 series/request, 20 years of data.

Gotchas

Series IDs: Discover via survey metadata or the popular-series catalog—each survey uses its own naming scheme.

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Get Multiple Series
Get data for multiple BLS time series in a single request. Supports year range filtering and optional calculations (net/percent change). Max 25 series per request without API key. Returns year, period, value, and footnotes for each series.
Get Popular Series
Get the 25 most popular BLS series IDs, optionally filtered by survey. Returns series IDs suitable for single-series or batch time-series fetches. Start here to discover important economic indicators like unemployment rate, CPI, and employment numbers.
Get Series
Get data for a single BLS time series. Returns up to 3 years of data with year, period, value, and footnotes. Use latest=true for just the most recent data point. Common series: LNS14000000 (unemployment rate), CUUR0000SA0 (CPI-U), CES0000000001 (total nonfarm employment). Use the popular-series catalog or survey metadata to discover IDs.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Business

Resources

Guides

Company

More in financial

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