Dataset

Employment, wages & inflation statistics

Free & Open Data API 1 source

Official US labour-market statistics through the BLS Public Data API v2: payroll employment, unemployment, job openings and turnover (JOLTS), wage growth, productivity and consumer and producer price indexes at national, state and metro level.

Dataset card

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes Employment, wages & inflation statistics, a public-domain dataset covering labor market and price indicators. It serves as a primary reference for tracking employment, wages, and consumer price dynamics in the United States.

What this dataset contains

The dataset aggregates U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics releases on employment, unemployment, wages, job openings, and consumer price inflation. Tagged series include employment, unemployment, CPI, wages, and JOLTS, reflecting the agency's flagship labor and price programs. Coverage spans national-level statistics produced on recurring BLS publication cycles.

Structure and fields

Schema details are not provided in the source facts, and no sample rows are available for inspection. Based on standard BLS conventions, typical fields would include series identifiers such as series_id, period (year and month or quarter), value, and footnotes, but these specific column names cannot be confirmed from the supplied information. Analysts should consult individual BLS release tables for exact field definitions.

How analysts use it

Investment analysts use BLS employment, wage, and CPI series to gauge labor market tightness and inflationary pressure, informing macro positioning, rates views, and consumer-sector forecasts. JOLTS data on job openings and quits is often used as a leading indicator of wage growth and labor demand. The public-domain license permits redistribution and integration into proprietary macro dashboards without licensing cost.

Documentation & references 2
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics/Employment, wages & inflation statistics: listing on the provider website
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: official website

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