Use Bureau of Labor Statistics with your AI.
Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Access the definitive source for US employment growth. Query Nonfarm Payrolls, private sector job creation, and average hourly earnings tracked by the BLS Curre
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Complete set · 2 capabilities
The complete Bureau of Labor Statistics capability set.
These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Bureau of Labor Statistics.
01-02
2 capabilities in this set.
Part of 2 available through Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- 01
Get nonfarm payrolls
Key metric for forecasting Federal Reserve interest rate movements. Get Total Nonfarm Payroll employment (CES0000000001)
- 02
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
Observed, not estimated
815ms average. Fast in production.
Bureau of Labor Statistics is checked daily against the live service.
- Fastest day
- 620ms
- Slowest day
- 980ms
- 14-day trend
- Slowing+19%
Connect your client
One URL. Every client.
Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 2 capabilities arrive ready to run.
Preview access · not provider authentication
The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Bureau of Labor Statistics, so you can see the experience inside your AI.
It does not authenticate your account with Bureau of Labor Statistics. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.
Bureau of Labor Statistics Connector
You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.
https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_5OQuQJa9fkFxbGm0d21JZIofCK5Jz7soteqYlBy9/mcpClaude Desktop
Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.
- 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
- 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
- 3Click Add and start a new chat — Bureau of Labor Statistics capabilities are ready to use.
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Cursor
VS Code
Windsurf
Claude Code
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect
FAQ
Questions Bureau of Labor Statistics owners ask.
- 01
How do I get started?
Subscribe, create a Free BLS Account at data.bls.gov/registrationEngine, and enter your API Key. No complex coding required. your AI will automatically parse the SeriesIDs for Nonfarm Payrolls and wages, retrieving the exact macro snapshots.
- 02
Are these numbers seasonally adjusted?
Yes, by default the AI interacts with the Seasonally Adjusted (SA) SeriesIDs for Nonfarm Payrolls, allowing you to track macro trends cleanly without the noise of holiday hiring surges.
- 03
Does this include agricultural (farm) jobs?
No. The CES (Current Employment Statistics) specifically tracks Nonfarm payrolls, representing about 80% of workers who produce the entire Gross Domestic Product of the United States.
- 04
Can I drill down into specific industries?
Absolutely. Ask your agent to fetch CES data for the 'Information' sector, 'Construction', or 'Leisure and Hospitality' to identify precisely which parts of the economy are hiring or firing.
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