BLS Public Data API V2

The Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API v2 provides programmatic access to historical BLS time series data in JSON or Excel. Version 2 requires registration to obtain a registrationkey query parameter and raises limits to up to 20 years of data per request, 50 series per request, and 500 queries per day. Series include CPI, PPI, employment, wages, productivity, and more.

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aid: department-of-labor:bls-public-data-api
name: BLS Public Data API V2
description: The Bureau of Labor Statistics Public Data API v2 provides programmatic access to historical
  BLS time series data in JSON or Excel. Version 2 requires registration to obtain a registrationkey query
  parameter and raises limits to up to 20 years of data per request, 50 series per request, and 500 queries
  per day. Series include CPI, PPI, employment, wages, productivity, and more.
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humanURL: https://www.bls.gov/developers/
baseURL: https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v2
tags:
- BLS
- CPI
- Employment
- Statistics
- Time Series
- Wages
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.bls.gov/developers/home.htm
- type: API Signatures
  url: https://www.bls.gov/developers/api_signature_v2.htm
- type: Features
  url: https://www.bls.gov/bls/api_features.htm
- type: FAQ
  url: https://www.bls.gov/developers/api_faqs.htm
- type: Python Sample
  url: https://www.bls.gov/developers/api_python.htm
- type: Sign Up
  url: https://data.bls.gov/registrationEngine/
contact:
- FN: BLS Customer Support
  url: https://www.bls.gov/bls/contact.htm