BLS Employment & Wages
Unemployment rates, labor force, and Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"bls": {
"url": "https://mcp.olyport.com/bls/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://mcp.olyport.com/bls/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (4)
🟢get_unemployment_rate(state, county_fips, start_year, end_year)
Get unemployment rate time series from BLS LAUS data. Returns monthly unemployment rates for a state or county. Data is returned in chronological order with year, period, and percentage value. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA', 'NY'). county_fips: Optional 3-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '033' for King County). If provided, returns county-level data; otherwise state-level. start_year: Start year for data (default 2020, min 4-digit year). end_year: End year for data (default 2025).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"state": {
"title": "State",
"type": "string"
},
"county_fips": {
"default": null,
"title": "County Fips",
"type": "string"
},
"start_year": {
"default": 2020,
"title": "Start Year",
"type": "integer"
},
"end_year": {
"default": 2025,
"title": "End Year",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"state"
],
"title": "get_unemployment_rateArguments"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"result": {
"title": "Result",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"result"
],
"title": "get_unemployment_rateOutput"
}🟢get_labor_force_data(state, start_year, end_year)
Get labor force participation, employment, and unemployment counts for a state. Returns three time series: labor force size, employment count, and unemployment count. All values are in thousands of persons. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA', 'NY'). start_year: Start year for data (default 2020). end_year: End year for data (default 2025).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"state": {
"title": "State",
"type": "string"
},
"start_year": {
"default": 2020,
"title": "Start Year",
"type": "integer"
},
"end_year": {
"default": 2025,
"title": "End Year",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"state"
],
"title": "get_labor_force_dataArguments"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"result": {
"title": "Result",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"result"
],
"title": "get_labor_force_dataOutput"
}🟢get_cpi_data(start_year, end_year)
Get national Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. Returns the CPI-U (All Urban Consumers, All Items) monthly time series. This is the headline CPI measure used for inflation tracking. Base period: 1982-84=100. Args: start_year: Start year for data (default 2020). end_year: End year for data (default 2025).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"start_year": {
"default": 2020,
"title": "Start Year",
"type": "integer"
},
"end_year": {
"default": 2025,
"title": "End Year",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"title": "get_cpi_dataArguments"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"result": {
"title": "Result",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"result"
],
"title": "get_cpi_dataOutput"
}🟢get_county_employment(state, county_fips, start_year, end_year)
Get county-level unemployment rate, employment, and labor force data. Returns three time series for a specific county: unemployment rate (percent), employment count, and labor force size. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA', 'NY'). county_fips: Three-digit county FIPS code as a string (e.g. '033' for King County, WA). start_year: Start year for data (default 2020). end_year: End year for data (default 2025).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"state": {
"title": "State",
"type": "string"
},
"county_fips": {
"title": "County Fips",
"type": "string"
},
"start_year": {
"default": 2020,
"title": "Start Year",
"type": "integer"
},
"end_year": {
"default": 2025,
"title": "End Year",
"type": "integer"
}
},
"required": [
"state",
"county_fips"
],
"title": "get_county_employmentArguments"
}Output Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"result": {
"title": "Result",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"result"
],
"title": "get_county_employmentOutput"
}Community
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