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BLS MCP Server

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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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AI Skill
SKILL.md

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.

Tools in this Server (4)

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...

Get Popular Series

Get the 25 most popular BLS series IDs, optionally filtered by survey. Returns series IDs that can be used with get_series or get_multiple_series. Sta...

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...

List Surveys

List all BLS surveys with their abbreviations and names. Use the survey abbreviation to filter popular series. Key surveys: CU (Consumer Price Index),...

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the BLS MCP server?

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). It provides 4 tools that AI agents can use through the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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.

Setup Instructions

Connect BLS to any MCP client in minutes

MCP URL
https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/bls

One-click install:

The link prefills the Add custom connector dialog — you still review the values and click Add, then Connect to complete OAuth.

Or add manually

  1. Open claude.ai → Settings → Connectors.
  2. Click the + button and choose Add custom connector.
  3. Set Name to BLS and paste the MCP URL into Remote MCP server URL.
  4. Click Add. BLS will appear under Not connected — select it and click Connect to complete OAuth.
Name: BLS
Remote MCP server URL: https://mcp.mcpbundles.com/bundle/bls
Authentication: OAuth

Custom connectors at claude.ai require a paid Claude plan (Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise).

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BLS MCP Server & Skill — 4 Tools