# BLS time series data

Values of one BLS time series by series ID: CPI ('CUUR0000SA0'), unemployment rate ('LNS14000000'), payrolls ('CES0000000001'), wages, productivity, OEWS. Needs series id.

Values of one BLS time series by series ID: CPI ('CUUR0000SA0'), unemployment rate ('LNS14000000'), payrolls ('CES0000000001'), wages, productivity, OEWS occupational wages. Pick a year range (up to 10 years without key, 20 with) or latest=true; catalog, calculations and annual averages need the registration key.

- Tool ID: `bls/series-data`
- Provider: [BLS](/providers/bls.md)
- Capability: [Knowledge & research](/tools/knowledge.md)
- Price: no charge per call
- Authentication: an authorised Agentik workspace is required for execution, including zero-price tools.

## Pricing contract

No charge per call. A workspace is still needed so your agent can call it.


```json
{
  "model": "per_call",
  "amountUsd": 0
}
```

## Complete input schema


```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "series_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[A-Za-z0-9]{5,40}$",
      "description": "BLS series ID, e.g. 'CUUR0000SA0' (CPI-U all items) or 'LNS14000000' (unemployment rate)"
    },
    "startyear": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}$",
      "description": "First year, e.g. '2023'"
    },
    "endyear": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}$",
      "description": "Last year, e.g. '2024'"
    },
    "latest": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "true = only the most recent value (years ignored), e.g. true"
    },
    "catalog": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Include series metadata (title, survey, seasonality), needs the registration key, e.g. true"
    },
    "calculations": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Include net and percent changes, needs the registration key, e.g. true"
    },
    "annualaverage": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Include annual averages, needs the registration key, e.g. true"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "series_id"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## Published example

This is the provider tool’s published example. Replace example values with the user’s requested inputs, respecting the schema; do not execute an example merely to test a connection.


```json
{
  "tool_id": "bls/series-data",
  "input": {
    "series_id": "LNS14000000",
    "startyear": "2023",
    "endyear": "2024"
  }
}
```

## Execute and retrieve

Inspect again before execution, explain the price and obtain the required authority. Use MCP run_tool or POST /v1/run with this tool ID, valid input and an idempotency key. Save the returned run ID and follow the actual state. If Agentik answers that the tool is temporarily unavailable, do not retry it blindly; use discovery to propose an alternative.

A partial or uncertain result can still have consumed provider resources. Consult [billing](/docs/billing.md), [idempotency](/docs/idempotency.md) and [asynchronous results](/docs/async.md).

Licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work); BLS API Terms of Service.

Attribution: Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS.gov). BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov..

[Provider documentation](https://www.bls.gov/developers/api_signature_v2.htm)

[REST inspection](https://api.agentik.cc/v1/tools/bls/series-data) · [OpenAPI](/openapi.json) · [Connection guide](/connect.md)

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