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Unemployment rates, labor force, and Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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get_county_employment

Get county-level unemployment rate, employment, and labor force data. Returns three time series for a specific county: unemployment rate (percent), employment count, and labor force size. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA', 'NY'). county_fips: Three-digit county FIPS code as a string (e.g. '033' for King County, WA). start_year: Start year for data (default 2020). end_year: End year for data (default 2025).

statestring, required

county_fipsstring, required

end_yearinteger

start_yearinteger

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get_county_employment

Argument	Type	Description
state*	string
end_year	integer
start_year	integer
county_fips*	string

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "get_county_employmentArguments",
  "required": [
    "state",
    "county_fips"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "State"
    },
    "end_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "End Year",
      "default": 2025
    },
    "start_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Start Year",
      "default": 2020
    },
    "county_fips": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "County Fips"
    }
  }
}

get_cpi_data

Get national Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. Returns the CPI-U (All Urban Consumers, All Items) monthly time series. This is the headline CPI measure used for inflation tracking. Base period: 1982-84=100. Args: start_year: Start year for data (default 2020). end_year: End year for data (default 2025).

Argument	Type	Description
end_year	integer
start_year	integer

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "get_cpi_dataArguments",
  "properties": {
    "end_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "End Year",
      "default": 2025
    },
    "start_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Start Year",
      "default": 2020
    }
  }
}

get_labor_force_data

Get labor force participation, employment, and unemployment counts for a state. Returns three time series: labor force size, employment count, and unemployment count. All values are in thousands of persons. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA', 'NY'). start_year: Start year for data (default 2020). end_year: End year for data (default 2025).

Argument	Type	Description
state*	string
end_year	integer
start_year	integer

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "get_labor_force_dataArguments",
  "required": [
    "state"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "State"
    },
    "end_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "End Year",
      "default": 2025
    },
    "start_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Start Year",
      "default": 2020
    }
  }
}

get_unemployment_rate

Get unemployment rate time series from BLS LAUS data. Returns monthly unemployment rates for a state or county. Data is returned in chronological order with year, period, and percentage value. Args: state: Two-letter US state abbreviation (e.g. 'WA', 'CA', 'NY'). county_fips: Optional 3-digit county FIPS code (e.g. '033' for King County). If provided, returns county-level data; otherwise state-level. start_year: Start year for data (default 2020, min 4-digit year). end_year: End year for data (default 2025).

Argument	Type	Description
state*	string
end_year	integer
start_year	integer
county_fips	string

Input schema (JSON)

{
  "type": "object",
  "title": "get_unemployment_rateArguments",
  "required": [
    "state"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "State"
    },
    "end_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "End Year",
      "default": 2025
    },
    "start_year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "title": "Start Year",
      "default": 2020
    },
    "county_fips": {
      "type": "string",
      "title": "County Fips",
      "default": null
    }
  }
}