# Bureau of Labor Statistics API

> Bureau of Labor Statistics provides occupation wages, career outlook, inflation, and unemployment data as a workflow and API.

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) returns occupation wages by job title or code and location, and career outlook by job title.

- Page: https://fous.com/tools/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Handle: `@bureau-of-labor-statistics`
- Category: [Government](https://fous.com/tools/category/government)
- Source website: https://bls.gov
- Last verified: Sep 30, 2026

## Methods

### Calculate inflation

Operation `calculate_inflation`, version 1. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.

Convert a US dollar amount from one month or annual average to another using the US city average CPI-U for all items, not seasonally adjusted. A year uses its published annual average; the default destination is the latest published month. Monthly data starts January 1913; unavailable months and years without an annual average cannot be calculated.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `amount` | number | yes | `100` | Original US dollar amount, for example 100. |
| `end_month` | string | no | `"2026-08"` | Destination month, such as 2024-08, or 2024 for its annual average. Defaults to the latest published month. |
| `start_month` | string | yes | `"1995-06"` | Month the money is from, such as 1995-06; use 1995 for its annual average. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "amount",
    "start_month"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "amount": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Original US dollar amount, for example 100.",
      "examples": [
        100,
        50
      ]
    },
    "end_month": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "To",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}(-[0-9]{2})?$",
      "description": "Destination month, such as 2024-08, or 2024 for its annual average. Defaults to the latest published month.",
      "examples": [
        "2026-08",
        "2025"
      ]
    },
    "start_month": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "From",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]{4}(-[0-9]{2})?$",
      "description": "Month the money is from, such as 1995-06; use 1995 for its annual average.",
      "examples": [
        "1995-06",
        "1913"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "amount": 100,
      "end_month": "2026-08",
      "start_month": "1995-06"
    },
    {
      "amount": 100,
      "start_month": "1995-06"
    },
    {
      "amount": 50,
      "end_month": "2025",
      "start_month": "1913"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `end_cpi` | number | `334.98` | CPI-U used for the destination month or year. |
| `currency` | string | `"USD"` | Currency code for both amounts. |
| `sentence` | string | `"$100 in June 1995 has the same buying power as $219.66 in August 2026."` | Plain-English comparison of purchasing power. |
| `end_month` | string | `"2026-08"` | Destination month (YYYY-MM) or annual average year (YYYY). |
| `start_cpi` | number | `152.5` | CPI-U used for the original month or year. |
| `source_url` | string | `"https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm"` | BLS inflation calculator page. |
| `start_month` | string | `"1995-06"` | Original month (YYYY-MM) or annual average year (YYYY). |
| `adjusted_amount` | number | `219.66` | Equivalent amount in US dollars, rounded to cents. |
| `original_amount` | number | `100` | Original amount in US dollars. |
| `cumulative_inflation_percent` | number | `119.66` | Change in purchasing-power-equivalent dollar amount, in percent. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "amount": 100,
  "end_month": "2026-08",
  "start_month": "1995-06"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "end_cpi": 334.98,
  "currency": "USD",
  "sentence": "$100 in June 1995 has the same buying power as $219.66 in August 2026.",
  "end_month": "2026-08",
  "start_cpi": 152.5,
  "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm",
  "start_month": "1995-06",
  "adjusted_amount": 219.66,
  "original_amount": 100,
  "cumulative_inflation_percent": 119.66
}
```

### Get inflation rate

Operation `get_inflation_rate`, version 1. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.

Get the latest U.S. Consumer Price Index inflation for a spending category, with up to 24 recent months of history. Monthly changes are seasonally adjusted; 12-month changes are not.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `months` | integer | no | `1` | Number of recent months to list, for example 6; at most 24. |
| `category` | string | no | `"all items"` | Spending area, such as food at home or gasoline. Allowed: all items, food, food at home, energy, gasoline, shelter, rent, electricity, new vehicles, used cars, medical care, apparel. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "months": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 1,
      "maximum": 24,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Number of recent months to list, for example 6; at most 24.",
      "examples": [
        1,
        4,
        24
      ]
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "all items",
      "description": "Spending area, such as food at home or gasoline. Allowed: all items, food, food at home, energy, gasoline, shelter, rent, electricity, new vehicles, used cars, medical care, apparel.",
      "examples": [
        "all items",
        "gasoline",
        "medical care"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "months": 1,
      "category": "all items"
    },
    {
      "months": 4,
      "category": "gasoline"
    },
    {
      "months": 24,
      "category": "medical care"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `link` | string | `"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.htm"` | BLS news release page. |
| `history` | array |  | Requested recent months, newest first, when more than one month is requested. |
| `history[].month` | string | `"2026-08"` |  |
| `history[].one_month_percent` | number or null | `3.9` |  |
| `history[].twelve_month_percent` | number or null | `27.4` |  |
| `category` | string | `"all items"` | Spending category. |
| `latest_month` | string | `"2026-08"` | Latest reference month (YYYY-MM). |
| `release_date` | string | `"2026-09-11"` | Release date (YYYY-MM-DD). |
| `cpi_index_level` | number | `334.98` | Latest unadjusted CPI index level. |
| `next_release_date` | string or null | `"2026-10-14"` | Next scheduled CPI release date (YYYY-MM-DD), when announced. |
| `one_month_percent` | number | `0.4` | Seasonally adjusted monthly change, in percent. |
| `twelve_month_percent` | number | `3.4` | Unadjusted change from 12 months earlier, in percent. |
| `unadjusted_series_id` | string | `"CUUR0000SA0"` | BLS unadjusted series ID. |
| `core_twelve_month_percent` | number | `2.4` | Unadjusted 12-month change in all items less food and energy, in percent. |
| `core_unadjusted_series_id` | string | `"CUUR0000SA0L1E"` | BLS core unadjusted series ID. |
| `seasonally_adjusted_series_id` | string | `"CUSR0000SA0"` | BLS adjusted series ID. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "months": 1,
  "category": "all items"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "link": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.htm",
  "category": "all items",
  "latest_month": "2026-08",
  "release_date": "2026-09-11",
  "cpi_index_level": 334.98,
  "next_release_date": "2026-10-14",
  "one_month_percent": 0.4,
  "twelve_month_percent": 3.4,
  "unadjusted_series_id": "CUUR0000SA0",
  "core_twelve_month_percent": 2.4,
  "core_unadjusted_series_id": "CUUR0000SA0L1E",
  "seasonally_adjusted_series_id": "CUSR0000SA0"
}
```

### Get occupation outlook

Operation `get_occupation_outlook`, version 1. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.

Find the best-matching Occupational Outlook Handbook career profile and return its pay, entry requirements, jobs, and 10-year outlook. Group profiles may not have a single SOC code; unavailable figures are null.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `job_title` | string | yes | `"HR specialist"` | Everyday job title to look up, for example registered nurse or HR specialist. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "job_title"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "job_title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Everyday job title to look up, for example registered nurse or HR specialist.",
      "examples": [
        "HR specialist",
        "registered nurse",
        "software developer"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "job_title": "HR specialist"
    },
    {
      "job_title": "registered nurse"
    },
    {
      "job_title": "software developer"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `link` | string | `"https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/human-resources-specialists.htm"` | Official handbook profile link. |
| `pay_year` | integer or null | `2025` | Year the median pay refers to. |
| `soc_code` | string or null | `"13-1071"` | SOC code, when the profile has a single code. |
| `pay_currency` | string | `"USD"` | Currency code for pay, USD. |
| `what_they_do` | string or null | `"Human resources specialists recruit, screen, and interview job applicants and place newly hired workers in jobs. They a` | Plain-language description of the work. |
| `profile_title` | string | `"Human resources specialists"` | Title of the matched handbook profile. |
| `number_of_jobs` | integer or null | `939700` | Number of jobs in the base projection year. |
| `work_experience` | string or null | `"None"` | Related work experience needed. |
| `openings_per_year` | integer or null | `73700` | Projected average openings each year. |
| `typical_education` | string or null | `"Bachelor's degree"` | Typical education needed to enter. |
| `median_pay_per_hour` | number or null | `36.51` | Median hourly pay in US dollars. |
| `median_pay_per_year` | number or null | `75940` | Median yearly pay in US dollars. |
| `on_the_job_training` | string or null | `"None"` | On-the-job training needed. |
| `projection_end_year` | integer or null | `2035` | Ending year of the projection. |
| `projection_start_year` | integer or null | `2025` | Starting year of the projection. |
| `projected_growth_meaning` | string or null | `"Faster than average"` | Handbook description of the growth rate. |
| `projected_growth_percent` | number or null | `6` | Projected 10-year employment growth percent. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "job_title": "HR specialist"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "link": "https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/human-resources-specialists.htm",
  "pay_year": 2025,
  "soc_code": "13-1071",
  "pay_currency": "USD",
  "what_they_do": "Human resources specialists recruit, screen, and interview job applicants and place newly hired workers in jobs. They also may handle compensation and benefits, training, and employee relations.",
  "profile_title": "Human resources specialists",
  "number_of_jobs": 939700,
  "work_experience": "None",
  "openings_per_year": 73700,
  "typical_education": "Bachelor's degree",
  "median_pay_per_hour": 36.51,
  "median_pay_per_year": 75940,
  "on_the_job_training": "None",
  "projection_end_year": 2035,
  "projection_start_year": 2025,
  "projected_growth_meaning": "Faster than average",
  "projected_growth_percent": 6
}
```

### Get occupation wages

Operation `get_occupation_wages`, version 1. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.

Find the latest published occupation pay and employment for the US, a state, or a metro area, with a comparison to the national median. Some wages or employment counts may be unavailable or suppressed.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `location` | string | no | `"Texas"` | A US state or metro area, for example "Texas" or "Austin, TX". Defaults to the whole United States. |
| `job_title` | string | yes | `"HR specialist"` | Job in everyday words, for example "registered nurse". |
| `occupation_code` | string | no | `"29-1141"` | Optional SOC occupation code, for example "29-1141". Overrides job title matching. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "job_title"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "location": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "United States",
      "description": "A US state or metro area, for example \"Texas\" or \"Austin, TX\". Defaults to the whole United States.",
      "examples": [
        "Texas",
        "Austin, TX"
      ]
    },
    "job_title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Job in everyday words, for example \"registered nurse\".",
      "examples": [
        "HR specialist",
        "registered nurse"
      ]
    },
    "occupation_code": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "",
      "description": "Optional SOC occupation code, for example \"29-1141\". Overrides job title matching.",
      "x-fous-developer": true,
      "examples": [
        "29-1141"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "location": "Texas",
      "job_title": "HR specialist"
    },
    {
      "location": "Austin, TX",
      "job_title": "registered nurse"
    },
    {
      "job_title": "registered nurse"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `link` | string | `"https://data.bls.gov/oes/#/area/4800000/2025"` | BLS page for this geographic area and survey period. |
| `currency` | string | `"USD"` | Currency code, USD. |
| `location` | string | `"Texas"` | Official geographic area name. |
| `soc_code` | string | `"13-1071"` | Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code. |
| `area_code` | string | `"4800000"` | BLS geographic area code. |
| `survey_period` | string | `"May 2025"` | Survey period, for example May 2025. |
| `number_employed` | null or integer | `84930` | Estimated number of workers employed. |
| `occupation_title` | string | `"Human Resources Specialists"` | Official occupation title. |
| `median_annual_wage` | null or number | `68920` | Median annual wage in USD. |
| `median_hourly_wage` | null or number | `33.14` | Median hourly wage in USD. |
| `annual_wage_10th_percentile` | null or number | `43410` | 10th percentile annual wage in USD. |
| `annual_wage_90th_percentile` | null or number | `117060` | 90th percentile annual wage in USD. |
| `national_median_annual_wage` | null or number | `75940` | National median annual wage for the same occupation in USD. |
| `difference_from_national_median_percent` | null or number | `-9.24` | Percentage difference between the area median annual wage and the national median. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "location": "Texas",
  "job_title": "HR specialist"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "link": "https://data.bls.gov/oes/#/area/4800000/2025",
  "currency": "USD",
  "location": "Texas",
  "soc_code": "13-1071",
  "area_code": "4800000",
  "survey_period": "May 2025",
  "number_employed": 84930,
  "occupation_title": "Human Resources Specialists",
  "median_annual_wage": 68920,
  "median_hourly_wage": 33.14,
  "annual_wage_10th_percentile": 43410,
  "annual_wage_90th_percentile": 117060,
  "national_median_annual_wage": 75940,
  "difference_from_national_median_percent": -9.24
}
```

### Get unemployment rate

Operation `get_unemployment_rate`, version 1. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.

Get the latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate and labor-force counts for the United States or a state. Up to 24 months of history; months without published data have a null rate.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `place` | string | no | `"Ohio"` | United States, a state name, or a two-letter state code. Example: Ohio. |
| `months` | integer | no | `6` | Number of recent calendar months to list, up to 24. Example: 6. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "place": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "United States",
      "description": "United States, a state name, or a two-letter state code. Example: Ohio.",
      "examples": [
        "Ohio",
        "CA"
      ]
    },
    "months": {
      "type": "integer",
      "default": 1,
      "maximum": 24,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "Number of recent calendar months to list, up to 24. Example: 6.",
      "examples": [
        6,
        24
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "place": "Ohio",
      "months": 6
    },
    {},
    {
      "place": "CA",
      "months": 24
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `month` | string | `"2026-08"` | Latest reported month (YYYY-MM). |
| `place` | string | `"Ohio"` | United States or the state name. |
| `bls_url` | string | `"https://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm"` | BLS news release page. |
| `history` | array |  | Recent calendar months newest first, returned when months exceeds 1. |
| `history[].month` | string | `"2026-08"` |  |
| `history[].rate_percent` | number or null | `3.3` |  |
| `employed` | integer or null | `5662115` | Seasonally adjusted employed people. |
| `unemployed` | integer or null | `195290` | Seasonally adjusted unemployed people. |
| `labor_force` | integer or null | `5857405` | Seasonally adjusted labor force in people. |
| `release_date` | string | `"2026-09-18"` | Date of the current monthly BLS news release. |
| `bls_series_ids` | object |  | BLS series IDs used for the figures. |
| `bls_series_ids.employed` | string | `"LASST390000000000005"` |  |
| `bls_series_ids.unemployed` | string | `"LASST390000000000004"` |  |
| `bls_series_ids.labor_force` | string | `"LASST390000000000006"` |  |
| `bls_series_ids.unemployment_rate` | string | `"LASST390000000000003"` |  |
| `rate_year_earlier_percent` | number or null | `4.4` | Rate for the same month one year earlier, percent. |
| `unemployment_rate_percent` | number | `3.3` | Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, percent. |
| `change_from_previous_month_percentage_points` | number or null | `-0.1` | Difference from the previous calendar month in percentage points; null if unavailable. |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "place": "Ohio",
  "months": 6
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "month": "2026-08",
  "place": "Ohio",
  "bls_url": "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/laus.nr0.htm",
  "history": [
    {
      "month": "2026-08",
      "rate_percent": 3.3
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-07",
      "rate_percent": 3.4
    },
    {
      "month": "2026-06",
      "rate_percent": 3.6
    }
  ],
  "employed": 5662115,
  "unemployed": 195290,
  "labor_force": 5857405,
  "release_date": "2026-09-18",
  "bls_series_ids": {
    "employed": "LASST390000000000005",
    "unemployed": "LASST390000000000004",
    "labor_force": "LASST390000000000006",
    "unemployment_rate": "LASST390000000000003"
  },
  "rate_year_earlier_percent": 4.4,
  "unemployment_rate_percent": 3.3,
  "change_from_previous_month_percentage_points": -0.1
}
```

## Quick start

Replace `YOUR_API_KEY` with a Fous API key. To create one, open Developers at the bottom of Fous Studio, turn on Developer mode, then go to API keys (https://app.fous.com/keys). Change the values in `input` to run the same tool on new data.

```bash
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@bureau-of-labor-statistics",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "calculate_inflation",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "amount": 100,
    "end_month": "2026-08",
    "start_month": "1995-06"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'
```

```python
# Save as fous.py and run with python3 fous.py. No packages needed.
import json
import urllib.error
import urllib.request

api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"

body = json.loads("{\n  \"api\": \"@bureau-of-labor-statistics\",\n  \"visibility\": \"public\",\n  \"operation\": \"calculate_inflation\",\n  \"version\": 1,\n  \"input\": {\n    \"amount\": 100,\n    \"end_month\": \"2026-08\",\n    \"start_month\": \"1995-06\"\n  },\n  \"response\": {\n    \"format\": \"json\"\n  }\n}")
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.fous.com/v1/query",
    data=json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    method="POST",
)
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=180) as response:
        result = json.load(response)
except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
    raise RuntimeError(f"HTTP {error.code}: {error.read().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')}") from error
if result.get("success") is False:
    raise RuntimeError(result.get("error", {}).get("message", "Request failed"))
print(json.dumps(result["data"]["output"], indent=2))
```

```typescript
// Save as fous.mts and run with npx tsx fous.mts.
const apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const response = await fetch("https://api.fous.com/v1/query", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(180_000),
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "api": "@bureau-of-labor-statistics",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "calculate_inflation",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "amount": 100,
    "end_month": "2026-08",
    "start_month": "1995-06"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}),
});
type ApiResult = { success: boolean; data?: { output: unknown }; error?: { message: string } };
const result: ApiResult = await response.json();
if (!response.ok || result.success === false) {
  throw new Error(result.error?.message ?? `HTTP ${response.status}`);
}
if (!result.data) throw new Error("Missing API response data");
console.log(result.data.output);
```

## Use from an AI assistant

Connect this tool to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and any MCP client as its own MCP server. Each method is a typed tool whose arguments are the method’s input.

- Server URL: `https://api.fous.com/mcp/tools/bureau-of-labor-statistics`
- Authorization: `Authorization: Bearer <Fous API key>`

**Tools**

- `calculate_inflation`: Calculate inflation. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.
- `get_inflation_rate`: Get inflation rate. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.
- `get_occupation_outlook`: Get occupation outlook. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.
- `get_occupation_wages`: Get occupation wages. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.
- `get_unemployment_rate`: Get unemployment rate. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.
- `fous_get_run`: the result of a run that was still going, by its `request_id`. Free.

Claude Code:

```bash
claude mcp add --scope user --transport http fous-bureau-of-labor-statistics https://api.fous.com/mcp/tools/bureau-of-labor-statistics --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"
```

To give the assistant every tool, connect `https://api.fous.com/mcp`: it finds one with `fous_search_tools` and runs it with `fous_run_tool`. Setup for other clients: https://fous.com/llms-full.txt.

## Use cases

- Compare occupation wages across states and metro areas
- Benchmark local pay against national occupation medians
- Review career pay, education, and projected openings
- Track inflation by spending category
- Compare unemployment rates and labor-force counts by state

## FAQ

### Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

### Can I call this Bureau of Labor Statistics tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

### How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

### Do I need a Bureau of Labor Statistics account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

### How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from bls.gov when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 30, 2026.

### What do workers in an occupation earn in my area?

Get occupation wages returns pay and employment estimates for a job title or occupation code, with an optional state or metro area.

### How has inflation changed for a spending category?

Get inflation rate returns the latest CPI change for a spending category and can include up to 24 recent months of history.

### What is the unemployment rate for a state?

Get unemployment rate returns the latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate and labor-force counts for the United States or a state.

## Related

- [US Department of Labor API](https://fous.com/tools/us-department-of-labor.md): The US Department of Labor provides wage and workplace information, including minimum wage rates, future increases, overtime premiums, and adult private-sector break rules; break tables were last revised January 2023.
- [PayScale API](https://fous.com/tools/payscale.md): PayScale provides job and location salary research, skill pay effects when published, and employer average base salaries and common jobs where available.
- [Indeed API](https://fous.com/tools/indeed.md): Indeed returns public first-page listings and details for available, unexpired jobs, company employee ratings and CEO approval when available, and typical pay from public salary pages.
- [ZipRecruiter API](https://fous.com/tools/ziprecruiter.md): ZipRecruiter returns up to 100 public job listings per search and U.S. job-title pay ranges and top-paying cities where public salary pages exist.
- [H1B Salary Database API](https://fous.com/tools/h1b-salary-database.md): Search employer-filed H-1B salary and labor condition records.
- [USAJOBS API](https://fous.com/tools/usajobs.md): Federal government job listings and announcements.
- [Eurostat API](https://fous.com/tools/eurostat.md): Official European statistics from Eurostat.
- [US Census Bureau API](https://fous.com/tools/us-census-bureau.md): US Census Bureau returns statistics from varying Census years, population estimates through July 1, and address geographies using Census vintages that may differ from representation.
- [All Government tools](https://fous.com/tools/category/government)