economy_labor_national_month
BLS primary series fetched directly from BLS REST API. unemployment_rate (LNS14000000): civilian unemployment rate, SA. cpi_all_items (CUUR0000SA0): CPI-U all urban consumers, SA, 1982-84=100. cpi_core (CUSR0000SA0L1E): CPI-U less food and energy, SA.
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overview
overview
National monthly 1948-present (unemployment); 1947-present (CPI).
current vintage — March 2026
history — 1947-present
provenance
source & licensing
authority
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
dataset
BLS Time Series (LNS14000000, CUUR0000SA0, CUSR0000SA0L1E)
source url
methodology
license
Public domain (U.S. Federal Government work)
citation
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Population Survey and Consumer Price Index.
schema
fields
| name | type | definition |
|---|---|---|
| country_idkey | string | ISO alpha-2 country code. Always US. |
| county_id | string | 5-character FIPS code identifying the county.Joins dim.counties on county_id. |
| cpi_all_items | float64 | CPI-U all urban consumers, seasonally adjusted (index, 1982-84=100). BLS series CUUR0000SA0. |
| cpi_core | float64 | CPI-U less food and energy, seasonally adjusted (index, 1982-84=100). BLS series CUSR0000SA0L1E. |
| monthkey | int64 | Calendar month (1–12). |
| period_end_date | date | Last day of the reporting month. |
| state_id | string | 2-character FIPS code identifying the state.Joins dim.states on state_id. |
| unemployment_rate | float64 | Civilian unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted (%). BLS series LNS14000000. |
| yearkey | int64 | Calendar year of the observation. |
relationships
joins
primary key
country_id, year, month
common joins
economy_credit_performance_us_quarter on (country_id, year, quarter)
economy_gdp_national_quarter on (country_id, year, quarter)
usage
how to use this table
method
BLS CPS household survey (unemployment). BLS CPI price collection (inflation).
do not use for
State or county-level analysis (national only). Real wage analysis without CPI adjustment.
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last updated · Jul 7, 2026