BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) MCP Server

Access U.S. labor market data including employment, unemployment, wages, inflation (CPI), and industry statistics.

Data Available

• Employment/Unemployment - National and state-level employment statistics

• Consumer Price Index (CPI) - Inflation data by category

• Wages - Average hourly/weekly earnings by industry

• Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) - Employer-level data

• Occupational Employment - Employment and wages by occupation

Related MCP server: FRED Economic MCP Server

Setup

1. Get a free API key at: https://data.bls.gov/registrationEngine/

2. Add to your MCP config:

{
  "bls": {
    "command": "node",
    "args": ["/path/to/bls/dist/index.js"],
    "env": {
      "BLS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
    }
  }
}

Tools

query

Fetch BLS time series data for up to 50 series.

Example: Get unemployment rate and CPI

seriesIds: ["LNS14000000", "CUUR0000SA0"]
startYear: "2020"
endYear: "2024"

series_guide

Show common BLS series IDs and how to construct them.

get_cpi

Shortcut for Consumer Price Index (inflation) data.

Example: Get CPI for food and housing

startYear: "2020"
endYear: "2024"
items: "food,housing"

get_unemployment

Shortcut for national unemployment rate.

get_employment

Shortcut for employment by major industry sector.

Example: Get healthcare employment

startYear: "2020"
endYear: "2024"
sector: "healthcare"

Common Series IDs

Rate Limits

• Without API key: 25 requests/day, 10 years of data

• With API key: 500 requests/day, 20 years of data

Documentation

• API Documentation: https://www.bls.gov/developers/

• Series ID Finder: https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/surveymost