Bls
liveEconomicsGovernmentJobsBureau of Labor Statistics public data API (v2).
Tools
bls_get_seriesFetch historical time series data for employment, inflation, wages, productivity, or housing. Returns dated data points with values. Provide a BLS series ID (e.g., "CES0000000001" for total nonfarm pa
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bls_searchSearch BLS economic data series by keyword. Returns matching series IDs and titles. Use bls_get_series with an ID to fetch historical data points.
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bls_latestGet the most recent data point for a BLS series. Returns latest value and date. Use when you need current figures without historical context.
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bls_popular_seriesBrowse popular BLS series by category: employment, inflation, wages, housing, productivity. Returns series IDs and descriptions. Start here to explore available data.
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bls_local_unemploymentLook up the current LOCAL-AREA unemployment rate (or employment/labor force) for a US county, metro area (MSA), or city/town by NAME — e.g. "Wake County, NC", "Cary, North Carolina", "Fargo-Moorhead M
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bls_occupation_projectionsOfficial US Employment Projections by occupation (SOC code): projected 10-year employment growth (number and percent), annual average job openings, current employment, median annual wage, and typical
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Test with curl
The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bls/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/bls/mcp \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"bls_get_series","arguments":{}}}'Use with the SDK
Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("bls_get_series", {});// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("bureau of labor statistics public data api (v2)");Related compound tools
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