Unemployment Rate API

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/unemployment

Code Examples

Here are examples of how to call the Unemployment Rate API in different programming languages:

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/unemployment?country=USA&year=2023" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/unemployment?country=USA&year=2023', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/unemployment?country=USA&year=2023', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

const https = require('https');
const url = require('url');

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
};

const req = https.request('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/unemployment?country=USA&year=2023', options, (res) => {
  let data = '';
  res.on('data', (chunk) => data += chunk);
  res.on('end', () => console.log(JSON.parse(data)));
});

req.end();

<?php

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://api.apiverve.com/v1/unemployment?country=USA&year=2023');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'X-API-Key: your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type: application/json'
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($data);

?>

package main

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

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/unemployment?country=USA&year=2023", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/unemployment?country=USA&year=2023')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'your_api_key_here'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'

response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.pretty_generate(JSON.parse(response.body))

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        using var client = new HttpClient();
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here");

        var response = await client.GetAsync("https://api.apiverve.com/v1/unemployment?country=USA&year=2023");
        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

        var responseBody = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
        Console.WriteLine(responseBody);
    }
}

Authentication

The Unemployment Rate API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Unemployment Rate API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The following parameters are available for the Unemployment Rate API:

Response

The Unemployment Rate API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats:

Example Responses

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "country": "USA",
    "countryName": "United States",
    "year": 2024,
    "count": 1,
    "historical": [
      {
        "year": 2024,
        "rate": 4.02
      }
    ]
  },
  "code": 200
}

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <country>USA</country>
    <countryName>United States</countryName>
    <year>2024</year>
    <count>1</count>
    <historical>
      <item>
        <year>2024</year>
        <rate>4.02</rate>
      </item>
    </historical>
  </data>
  <code>200</code>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  country: USA
  countryName: United States
  year: 2024
  count: 1
  historical:
    - year: 2024
      rate: 4.02
code: 200

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Required and optional headers for Unemployment Rate API requests:

Learn more about request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Unemployment Rate through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the unemployment rate data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  unemployment(
    input: {
      country: "USA"
      year: 2023
    }
  ) {
    country
    countryName
    year
    count
    historical
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Unemployment Rate API supports Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) with wildcard configuration, allowing you to call Unemployment Rate directly from browser-based applications without proxy servers.

Browser Usage: You can call Unemployment Rate directly from JavaScript running in the browser without encountering CORS errors. No proxy server or additional configuration needed.

Learn more about CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Unemployment Rate API requests are subject to rate limiting based on your subscription plan. These limits ensure fair usage and maintain service quality for all Unemployment Rate users.

Learn more about rate limiting →

Rate Limit Headers

When rate limits apply, each Unemployment Rate response includes headers to help you track your usage:

Handling Rate Limits

Free Plan: When you exceed your rate limit, Unemployment Rate returns a 429 Too Many Requests status code. Your application should implement appropriate backoff logic to handle this gracefully.

Paid Plans: No rate limiting or throttling applied. All paid plans (Starter, Pro, Mega) are production-ready.

Best Practices for Unemployment Rate:

• Monitor the rate limit headers to track your Unemployment Rate usage (Free plan only)
• Cache unemployment rate responses where appropriate to reduce API calls
• Upgrade to Pro or Mega for guaranteed no-throttle Unemployment Rate performance

Note: Unemployment Rate rate limits are separate from credit consumption. You may have credits remaining but still hit rate limits when using Unemployment Rate on Free tier.

Error Codes

The Unemployment Rate API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate success or failure:

Learn more about error handling →

Need help? Contact support with your X-Request-ID for assistance.

Integrate Unemployment Rate with SDKs

Get started quickly with official Unemployment Rate SDKs for your preferred language. Each library handles authentication, request formatting, and error handling automatically.

Available for Node.js, Python, C#/.NET, and Android/Java. All SDKs are open source and regularly updated.

JitPack

Integrate Unemployment Rate with No-Code API Tools

Connect the Unemployment Rate API to your favorite automation platform without writing code. Build workflows that leverage unemployment rate data across thousands of apps.

ZapierConnect Unemployment Rate to 6,000+ apps

MakeBuild visual unemployment rate workflows

PipedreamCode-friendly unemployment rate automation

n8nSelf-host your unemployment rate workflows

Power AutomateUse Unemployment Rate in Microsoft 365

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