Can I retrieve historical trend data?

Yes, you can request time series data for specific indicators like the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or average hourly earnings over several years.

What data sources does this skill use?

This skill queries the official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) API via the BLS MCP server, ensuring access to authoritative government economic data.

Do I need a BLS API key to use this skill?

The skill works without a key for up to 25 queries per day, but you can configure a BLS_API_KEY to increase your limit to 500 queries per day.

How does it map my questions to the right data?

The skill uses a catalog that maps natural language terms like 'inflation' or 'jobs' to specific BLS series IDs, and can search surveys for popular series if the query is ambiguous.

US Economic & Labor Data

Name: US Economic & Labor Data
Author: dathere

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Queries official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data for insights into inflation, unemployment, wages, and economic indicators.

The BLS Data Query skill empowers Claude to retrieve and interpret real-time economic data directly from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It bridges the gap between natural language questions and technical BLS series IDs, allowing users to effortlessly monitor Consumer Price Index (CPI) changes, unemployment rates, nonfarm payrolls, and producer prices. By automating the mapping of complex survey codes and providing tools for both latest values and historical trends, it transforms Claude into a powerful research assistant for economic analysis and labor market reporting.

主な機能

013,614 GitHub stars

02Supports multi-series comparison for complex economic analysis

03Handles both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data variants

04Maps natural language to specific BLS series IDs (e.g., inflation to CUUR0000SA0)

05Automated discovery of popular series and survey metadata

06Retrieves latest values, historical trends, and time-series data

ユースケース

01Researching industry-specific producer price indices (PPI) or job openings (JOLTS)

02Monitoring monthly inflation (CPI) and unemployment rate changes

03Analyzing historical wage growth and labor market trends over time

主な機能

013,614 GitHub stars

02Supports multi-series comparison for complex economic analysis

03Handles both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data variants

04Maps natural language to specific BLS series IDs (e.g., inflation to CUUR0000SA0)

05Automated discovery of popular series and survey metadata

06Retrieves latest values, historical trends, and time-series data

ユースケース

01Researching industry-specific producer price indices (PPI) or job openings (JOLTS)

02Monitoring monthly inflation (CPI) and unemployment rate changes

03Analyzing historical wage growth and labor market trends over time