Bls
live EconomicsGovernmentJobsBureau of Labor Statistics public data API (v2).
Tools
bls_get_series Fetch historical time series data for employment, inflation, wages, productivity, or housing. Returns dated data points with values. Provide series ID (e.g., "PAYEMS" for total nonfarm employment).
No parameters required.
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bls_search Search BLS economic data series by keyword. Returns matching series IDs and titles. Use bls_get_series with an ID to fetch historical data points.
No parameters required.
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bls_latest Get the most recent data point for a BLS series. Returns latest value and date. Use when you need current figures without historical context.
No parameters required.
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bls_popular_series Browse popular BLS series by category: employment, inflation, wages, housing, productivity. Returns series IDs and descriptions. Start here to explore available data.
No parameters required.
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bls_local_unemployment Look 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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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
These combine Bls with other data sources in a single call:
Compound trade-intelligence tools chaining Comtrade, Census, and Treasury — bilateral analysis, country profiles, and US macro trade dashboard in one call.
3 tools — trade_bilateral_analysis, trade_country_profile, trade_macro_dashboard
Housing Intel — meta-pack chaining FRED, BLS, ATTOM, HUD, and Zillow for mortgage rates, property reports, affordability checks, and metro rental screening.
10 tools — case_shiller_metro_compare, housing_market_snapshot, housing_property_report, housing_rental_analysis, housing_affordability_check, housing_employment_outlook, housing_signal_scan, housing_mortgage_history, housing_market_screen, housing_metro_demand