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Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API

Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API — Bureau of Labor Statistics Public

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Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API exposes bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API — auto-discovered JSON endpoint We verified a keyless GET endpoint returning JSON (Data & Information). Check the provider docs for rate limits and terms before production use.

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Uptime history
96.1%90 days
93.3%30 days
516P50 · ms
1354P95 · ms
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Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 107 ms, slowest 1076 ms, most recent 107 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://www.bls.gov/data.json

{
  "conformsTo": {
    "@type": "Standard",
    "title": "DCAT-US 3.0",
    "identifier": "https://resources.data.gov/dcat-us/3.0.0"
  },
  "@type": "dcat:Catalog",
  "dataset": [
    {
      "@type": "dcat:Dataset",
      "title": "American Time Use Survey",
      "description": "The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) provides nationally representative estimates of how, where, and with whom Americans spend their time, and is the only federal survey providing data on the full range of nonmarket activities, from childcare to volunteering.\r\n\r\nFor more information visit https://www.bls.gov/tus/",
      "modified": "2009-06-19T00:00:00Z",
      "identifier": "DOL-BLS-218",
      "issued": "2019-06-19T00:00:00Z",
      "landingPage": {
        "@type": "Document",
        "accessURL": "https://www.bls.gov/tus/",
        "title": "American Time Use Survey"
      },
      "license": "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"
    },
    {
      "@type": "dcat:Dataset",
      "title": "Business Employment Dynamics",
      "description": "The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) is a set of statistics generated from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. These quarterly data series consist of gross job gains and gross job losses statistics from 1992 forward. These data help to provide a picture of the dynamic state of the labor market.\r\n\r\nFor more information and data visit: https://www.bls.gov/bed/",
      "modified": "2019-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "identifier": "DOL-BLS-3115-01",
      "describedBy": {
        "accessURL": "http://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/bd/bd.txt"
      },
      "issued": "2019-10-31T00:00:00Z",
      "landingPage": {
        "@type": "Document",
        "accessURL": "https://www.bls.gov/bed/",
        "title": "Business Employment Dynamics"
      }
    }
  ]
}
Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://www.bls.gov/data.json"
const res = await fetch("https://www.bls.gov/data.json");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);
import requests

res = requests.get("https://www.bls.gov/data.json")
print(res.json())

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Endpoints · 2HealthyFULL DOCS ↗
Monitored path responding — GET /data.json516 mschecked 9h ago
GET/data.jsonPROBED

Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API — Bureau of Labor Statistics Public

GET/data.json?limit=5

Paginated variant with limit parameter.

Machine-readable spec

We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.

Response-shape history

Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.

Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API: common questions

Is Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API free to use?

Yes — Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API is a free open data API. Free tier: Free — limits not published. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.

Does Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API need an API key?

No — Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API needs no API key or signup. You can call it straight away; rate limits still apply (Unpublished).

Can I call Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API from the browser?

Not directly — Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API doesn't send browser-friendly CORS headers, so call it from a server or proxy instead. Copy the curl or Python snippet on this page to get started.

Is Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API up right now?

As of our last scheduled check, Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API is healthy with 96.1% uptime over 90 days and a 516 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.