Labor / BLS data for AI agents
Bureau of Labor Statistics time series: unemployment, labor-force participation, CPI, nonfarm payrolls, earnings, hours, and PPI.
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Labor / BLS tools run on the same LiveDataLink endpoint as every other domain - one bearer key, no per-source integration. Add this to your MCP client (Claude, Cursor, n8n, LangChain, and more):
{
"mcpServers": {
"livedatalink": {
"url": "https://livedatalink.ai/mcp",
"headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" }
}
}
}Then call any tool below. The free tier gives you 1,000 queries/month across all 284 tools with no credit card.
Labor / BLS tools (2)
| bls_indicator | Common BLS labor and price indicators by friendly name: unemployment, CPI, nonfarm payrolls, hourly earnings, PPI, and more. |
| bls_series | Fetch any BLS time series by its raw series ID (e.g. LNS14000000 for the unemployment rate). |
Common queries this domain answers: bls · labor · unemployment · jobs · employment · payrolls · cpi · inflation · wages · hourly earnings · consumer price index · ppi · labor force · nonfarm.
Why LiveDataLink for Labor / BLS
- One key, 59 domains. These tools sit alongside FMCSA carrier safety, sanctions screening, SEC filings, courts, Census, and FRED - no separate integration per source.
- Resale-safe. Sourced from US Bureau of Labor Statistics - public and openly-licensed data you can embed and redistribute.
- Built for agents. Read-only annotated MCP tools, Streamable HTTP, Bearer auth. Works out of the box in Claude, Cursor, and n8n's native MCP node.
FAQ
- What Labor / BLS data can an AI agent access through LiveDataLink?
- Bureau of Labor Statistics time series: unemployment, labor-force participation, CPI, nonfarm payrolls, earnings, hours, and PPI. It exposes 2 tools (bls_indicator, bls_series) over the Model Context Protocol at https://livedatalink.ai/mcp, sourced from US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- How do I connect to the LiveDataLink Labor / BLS MCP server?
- Add https://livedatalink.ai/mcp as a Streamable-HTTP MCP server in Claude, Cursor, n8n, or any MCP client, with an "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" header. Get a free key (1,000 queries/month, no credit card) at https://livedatalink.ai/signup/free. No per-domain setup - the Labor / BLS tools load under the same key as every other domain.
- Is the LiveDataLink Labor / BLS data free and safe to redistribute?
- LiveDataLink sources Labor / BLS data from US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Public-domain US-government and openly-licensed data is resale-safe, so results can be embedded and redistributed in your own product. The free tier includes 1,000 queries/month; paid plans start at $10/month.