Input your free API Key into the configuration and simply ask your AI for unemployment percentages. The system builds the proper BLS query automatically.

Is this updated monthly?

Yes, exactly tied to the U.S. Employment Situation report releases on the first Friday of each month.

Can it breakdown by state?

No, CPS provides the broad national figures. You would use our LAUS tool (Local Area Unemployment Statistics) for state and city level data.

BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS MCP Server for LlamaIndex 2 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

Name: BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS
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Author: Vinkius

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LlamaIndex specializes in data-aware AI agents that connect LLMs to structured and unstructured sources. Add BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS as an MCP tool provider through Vinkius and your agents can query, analyze, and act on live data alongside your existing indexes.

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python

import asyncio
from llama_index.tools.mcp import BasicMCPClient, McpToolSpec
from llama_index.core.agent.workflow import FunctionAgent
from llama_index.llms.openai import OpenAI

async def main():
    # Your Vinkius token. get it at cloud.vinkius.com
    mcp_client = BasicMCPClient("https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp")
    mcp_tool_spec = McpToolSpec(client=mcp_client)
    tools = await mcp_tool_spec.to_tool_list_async()

    agent = FunctionAgent(
        tools=tools,
        llm=OpenAI(model="gpt-4o"),
        system_prompt=(
            "You are an assistant with access to BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS. "
            "You have 2 tools available."
        ),
    )

    response = await agent.run(
        "What tools are available in BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS?"
    )
    print(response)

asyncio.run(main())

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About BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS MCP Server

The official National Unemployment tracking MCP powered by the BLS Current Population Survey (CPS).

LlamaIndex agents combine BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers. Connect 2 tools through Vinkius and query live data alongside vector stores and SQL databases in a single turn. ideal for hybrid search, data enrichment, and analytical workflows.

What you can do

National Unemployment Rate — Track the exact headline figure released by the US Government.
Labor Force Participation — Measure how many working-age adults are actively employed or seeking work.
Demographic Breakdowns — Analyze unemployment across specific cohorts (e.g., age, gender, education).

The BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS MCP Server exposes 2 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to LlamaIndex in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS to LlamaIndex via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS MCP Server with LlamaIndex.

Install dependencies

Run pip install llama-index-tools-mcp llama-index-llms-openai

Replace the token

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your Vinkius token

Run the agent

Save to agent.py and run: python agent.py

Explore tools

The agent discovers 2 tools from BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS

Why Use LlamaIndex with the BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS MCP Server

LlamaIndex provides unique advantages when paired with BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS through the Model Context Protocol.

Data-first architecture: LlamaIndex agents combine BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS tool responses with indexed documents for comprehensive, grounded answers

Query pipeline framework lets you chain BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS tool calls with transformations, filters, and re-rankers in a typed pipeline

Multi-source reasoning: agents can query BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS, a vector store, and a SQL database in a single turn and synthesize results

Observability integrations show exactly what BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS tools were called, what data was returned, and how it influenced the final answer

BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS + LlamaIndex Use Cases

Practical scenarios where LlamaIndex combined with the BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Hybrid search: combine BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS real-time data with embedded document indexes for answers that are both current and comprehensive

Data enrichment: query BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS to augment indexed data with live information before generating user-facing responses

Knowledge base agents: build agents that maintain and update knowledge bases by periodically querying BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS for fresh data

Analytical workflows: chain BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS queries with LlamaIndex's data connectors to build multi-source analytical reports

BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS MCP Tools for LlamaIndex (2)

These 2 tools become available when you connect BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS to LlamaIndex via MCP:

get_unemployment_rate

S. unemployment figure generated by the Current Population Survey. Crucial for understanding labor force tightness and workforce health. Get the National Unemployment Rate (LNS14000000) from the CPS

query_bls

Use this instead of specific endpoints if you intimately know the underlying numerical code. Up to 50 concurrent lookbacks allowed. Generic BLS v2 api timeseries query. Requires explicit BLS Series IDs

Example Prompts for BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS in LlamaIndex

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your LlamaIndex agent to start working with BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS immediately.

"What is the current national unemployment rate?"

"Compare unemployment between teenagers and adults."

"Has labor force participation recovered since 2020?"

Troubleshooting BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS MCP Server with LlamaIndex

Common issues when connecting BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS to LlamaIndex through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

BasicMCPClient not found

Install: pip install llama-index-tools-mcp

BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS + LlamaIndex FAQ

Common questions about integrating BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS MCP Server with LlamaIndex.

How does LlamaIndex connect to MCP servers?

Use the MCP client adapter to create a connection. LlamaIndex discovers all tools and wraps them as query engine tools compatible with any LlamaIndex agent.

Can I combine MCP tools with vector stores?

Yes. LlamaIndex agents can query BLS Labor Force — National Unemployment & CPS tools and vector store indexes in the same turn, combining real-time and embedded data for grounded responses.