Jobs Report

Overview

Jobs Report sources data directly from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the official source for US employment statistics. Data includes the household survey (unemployment rate) and establishment survey (nonfarm payrolls) going back to 1948.

Endpoint

One host, one path per API. The block below shows this call in four languages; every one of them is the same HTTP request. Making requests covers the timeouts, retries and parameter rules that apply to all of them. The SDKs wrap the same call in a typed client.

curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/jobsreport?date=2023-06" \
  -H "x-api-key: your_api_key_here"

const res = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/jobsreport?date=2023-06', {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your_api_key_here' },
});

if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);

const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/jobsreport?date=2023-06",
    headers={"x-api-key": "your_api_key_here"},
    timeout=15,
)
res.raise_for_status()

print(res.json()["data"])

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/jobsreport?date=2023-06", nil)
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "your_api_key_here")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(out))
}

Replace your_api_key_here with the key from your dashboard. When the inputs arrive as a list rather than one at a time, batch requests run up to 200 of them through this same API in a single call.

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — there is no token exchange and no per-endpoint scope to configure. Authentication covers creating, rotating and revoking keys.

Parameters

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

Response

Every API returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape. Response format covers the envelope, the other output formats and how premium fields are withheld.

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "yearMonth": "2024-01",
    "year": 2024,
    "month": 1,
    "jobsChangeDirection": "growth",
    "summary": {
      "unemploymentRate": 3.7,
      "laborForceParticipation": 62.5,
      "totalEmployed": 161152000,
      "totalUnemployed": 6124000,
      "laborForce": 167276000,
      "jobsChange": 353000
    },
    "nonfarmPayrolls": {
      "total": 157245000,
      "private": 133567000
    },
    "bySector": {
      "mining": 645000,
      "construction": 8123000,
      "manufacturing": 12987000,
      "tradeTransportUtilities": 29456000,
      "information": 2987000,
      "financialActivities": 9234000,
      "professionalBusiness": 22876000,
      "educationHealth": 25678000,
      "leisureHospitality": 16789000,
      "otherServices": 5892000,
      "government": 23678000
    },
    "topSector": "Trade, Transport & Utilities",
    "formatted": {
      "totalEmployed": "161.15M",
      "totalUnemployed": "6.12M",
      "laborForce": "167.28M",
      "jobsChange": "+353.0K",
      "nonfarmPayrolls": "157.25M"
    }
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change. Error handling covers the full status list and which of them are worth retrying.

Use cases

Economic Monitoring

Track monthly employment trends as a key economic indicator

Labor Market Analysis

Analyze employment by sector for industry research

Investment Research

Factor employment data into economic and market analysis

Policy Research

Study employment trends for economic policy research

Other ways to use Jobs Report

Set up Jobs Report on APIVerve, or reach the same source a different way. Your APIVerve account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

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