Bureau of Labor Statistics

www.bls.gov

Look up US employment figures, consumer price indexes and average grocery prices in your AI assistant.

What you can do

  • Retrieve unemployment, payroll and wage series by their BLS code.
  • Get the latest US consumer price index or unemployment observation.
  • Explore monthly average prices for foods such as eggs and milk.

Tools powered by Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Finance Data
Markets, rates, commodities & macro
Grocery Prices icon
Grocery Prices
Live grocery prices & deals
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Economic Data
Census, FRED, and labor stats

Try asking your assistant

Use ToolRouter Economic Data to retrieve BLS series LNS14000000 for 2024 through 2025. Show the unemployment rate by month and keep any footnotes.

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Getting started

Connect ToolRouter and choose Economic Data, Finance Data or Grocery Prices. Limited BLS access works without your own key. Economic Data also accepts an optional BLS key for higher limits.

Cost

The BLS time-series and Finance Data indicator actions are listed as free. Check Grocery Prices for its price-history pricing. Your assistant may charge separately.

Coverage and things to know
  • CPI is an index level, not an annual inflation percentage. Keep the series definition and units with the result.
  • Grocery data describes US city averages, not the price at a particular store.
  • Unregistered BLS access has lower request and history limits. Specify a short year range; missing observations are not zero.

Source documentation: BLS API access and limits, BLS average price data · Reviewed

Related data sources

World Bank
Country statistics for GDP, population, inflation and development, with years and indicator definitions.
FRED
Federal Reserve Economic Data — 800,000+ US and global time series.
Open Food Facts
Packaged food ingredients, nutrition and allergen information looked up by barcode.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use BLS data with Claude?

Yes. Connect ToolRouter, then ask Economic Data for a BLS series code and year range. Finance Data provides a simpler lookup for the latest US CPI or unemployment figure.

Does BLS provide every figure in Finance Data?

No. US CPI and unemployment use BLS. Other figures can come from FRED, the World Bank or another source; check the source on each result.