FRED

Economic indicators, interest rates and employment data

FRED provides public economic series, observations, latest values, sources, and popular topic searches with coverage dates and metadata; freshness varies by series.

Get economic indicator

Get a FRED economic series by name or series ID, with its observations, latest value, and source details. Public series only.

Your information

ChangeOptional

Value transformation, for example “Percent change from year ago”; defaults to none.

End DateOptional

Last observation date, for example 2026-09-28. Defaults to today.

Indicator

Economic figure in plain words or a FRED series ID, for example US unemployment rate or UNRATE.

Start DateOptional

First observation date, for example 2021-01-01. Defaults to five years ago.

1 credit per completed run

The same inputs also work from your code or an AI assistant. See For developers.

Example results

Unemployment Rate

Latest value8.10811Jan 1, 2025, Percent change from year ago

Frequency: Monthly
Seasonally adjusted: Yes
Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

View source on FRED

Observations

Date	Value
Jan 1, 2024	5.71429
Feb 1, 2024	8.33333
Mar 1, 2024	11.43
Apr 1, 2024	14.71
May 1, 2024	8.33333
Jun 1, 2024	13.89
Jul 1, 2024	20
Aug 1, 2024	13.51
Sep 1, 2024	10.81
Oct 1, 2024	5.12821
Nov 1, 2024	13.51
Dec 1, 2024	7.89474
Jan 1, 2025	8.10811

About the FRED tool

FRED returns observations, latest values, and source details for an indicator or series ID; dates and transformations are optional.

Search indicators returns matching series and coverage metadata; it needs an economic topic to search.

Built from fred.stlouisfed.org. Last checked Sep 28, 2026.

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Get economic indicator

1 credit

Get a FRED economic series by name or series ID, with its observations, latest value, and source details. Public series only.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Change`change`	Text	Optional	Value transformation, for example percent_change_from_year_ago; defaults to none.Example: Percent change from year ago
End Date`end_date`	Date	Optional	Last observation date, for example 2026-09-28. Defaults to today.Example: 2025-01-01
Indicator`indicator`	Text	Required	Economic figure in plain words or a FRED series ID, for example US unemployment rate or UNRATE.Example: UNRATE
Start Date`start_date`	Date	Optional	First observation date, for example 2021-01-01. Defaults to five years ago.Example: 2024-01-01

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Units`units`	Text	Units of the returned values, in words.Example: Percent change from year ago
Values`values`	List	Observations in the requested period, oldest first.
Date`values[].date`	Date	Example: 2024-01-01
Value`values[].value`	Number	Example: 5.71429
Frequency`frequency`	Text	How often new observations occur.Example: Monthly
Page Link`page_link`	Text	FRED page for this indicator.Example: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE
Series ID`series_id`	Text	FRED series identifier.Example: UNRATE
Latest Date`latest_date`	Date	Date of the latest available value in the requested period.Example: 2025-01-01
Latest Value`latest_value`	Number	Most recent available value in the requested period.Example: 8.10811
Source Agency`source_agency`	Text	Organization that supplies the series.Example: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Indicator Title`indicator_title`	Text	Name of the economic indicator.Example: Unemployment Rate
Seasonally Adjusted`seasonally_adjusted`	Yes or no	Whether the series is seasonally adjusted.Example: Yes

Example result

For Change: Percent change from year ago, End Date: 2025-01-01, Indicator: UNRATE, Start Date: 2024-01-01

JSON

{
  "units": "Percent change from year ago",
  "values": [
    {
      "date": "2024-01-01",
      "value": 5.71429
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-02-01",
      "value": 8.33333
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-03-01",
      "value": 11.42857
    }
  ],
  "frequency": "Monthly",
  "page_link": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE",
  "series_id": "UNRATE",
  "latest_date": "2025-01-01",
  "latest_value": 8.10811,
  "source_agency": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics",
  "indicator_title": "Unemployment Rate",
  "seasonally_adjusted": true
}

Search indicators

1 credit

Search FRED economic series by topic, ordered by popularity, with coverage dates and metadata. FRED does not publish a numeric popularity score on these public pages.

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Query`query`	Text	Required	Economic topic to search, for example home prices in Texas.Example: home prices in Texas
Max Results`max_results`	Number	Optional	Most popular matching series to return, for example 20 (up to 100).Example: 5

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Series`series`	List	Matching FRED series, most popular first.
Title`series[].title`	Text	Series title.Example: All-Transactions House Price Index for Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX (MSA)
Units`series[].units`	Text	Units in words.Example: Index 1995:Q1=100
Frequency`series[].frequency`	Text	How often the series is reported.Example: Quarterly
Last Date`series[].last_date`	Date	Last date covered.Example: 2026-04-01
First Date`series[].first_date`	Date	First date covered.Example: 1977-04-01
Fred Page Link`series[].fred_page_link`	Text	FRED page for this series.Example: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ATNHPIUS12420Q
Fred Series ID`series[].fred_series_id`	Text	FRED series identifier.Example: ATNHPIUS12420Q
Popularity Score`series[].popularity_score`	Number	FRED popularity score when publicly available; null when the public pages do not expose it.
Last Updated Date`series[].last_updated_date`	Date	Date the series was last updated.Example: 2026-08-25
Seasonally Adjusted`series[].seasonally_adjusted`	Yes or no	Whether the series is seasonally adjusted.Example: No

Example result

For Query: home prices in Texas, Max Results: 5

JSON

{
  "series": [
    {
      "title": "All-Transactions House Price Index for Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX (MSA)",
      "units": "Index 1995:Q1=100",
      "frequency": "Quarterly",
      "last_date": "2026-04-01",
      "first_date": "1977-04-01",
      "fred_page_link": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ATNHPIUS12420Q",
      "fred_series_id": "ATNHPIUS12420Q",
      "popularity_score": null,
      "last_updated_date": "2026-08-25",
      "seasonally_adjusted": false
    },
    {
      "title": "All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas",
      "units": "Index 1980:Q1=100",
      "frequency": "Quarterly",
      "last_date": "2026-04-01",
      "first_date": "1975-01-01",
      "fred_page_link": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TXSTHPI",
      "fred_series_id": "TXSTHPI",
      "popularity_score": null,
      "last_updated_date": "2026-08-25",
      "seasonally_adjusted": false
    },
    {
      "title": "All-Transactions House Price Index for Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX (MSA)",
      "units": "Index 1995:Q1=100",
      "frequency": "Quarterly",
      "last_date": "2026-04-01",
      "first_date": "1976-01-01",
      "fred_page_link": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ATNHPIUS26420Q",
      "fred_series_id": "ATNHPIUS26420Q",
      "popularity_score": null,
      "last_updated_date": "2026-08-25",
      "seasonally_adjusted": false
    }
  ]
}

For developers

Call it from your code with one request. Change the values in input to run it on new data. To get an API key, open Developers at the bottom of Studio, turn on Developer mode and go to API keys.

cURL

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": "@fred",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_economic_indicator",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "change": "percent_change_from_year_ago",
    "end_date": "2025-01-01",
    "indicator": "UNRATE",
    "start_date": "2024-01-01"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Track an indicator over a selected period
Find economic series related to a business topic
Check an indicator’s reporting frequency and source agency
Review a series’ coverage dates and update date
Compare observations across dates

Questions about FRED

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 FRED 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 FRED account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from fred.stlouisfed.org 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 28, 2026.