Bureau Labor Statistics Data

Overview

The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes data that it compiles on the labor market in the United States.

Retrieving Data

In order to retrieve a dataset from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, you must hae the series identifier provided by the Bureau. An example identifier, is : LAUCN040010000000005.

To find the data set you wish, visit the Search Data Page. Enter in a set of search terms and click the search button. when you find the dataset you wish, click the datasets link. The dataset page should indicate what the series id is. Copy the series id and paste it into the Series ID textbox. Give a name to the data and then click add.

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