U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Schema

SeriesCatalog

Catalog metadata describing a BLS series.

Federal GovernmentLaborStatisticsEmploymentEconomic Data

Properties

Name	Type	Description
series_id	string	BLS series identifier.
seasonality	string	Seasonality adjustment type (Seasonally Adjusted, Not Seasonally Adjusted).
series_title	string	Descriptive title for the series.
measure_data_type	string	Type of measure reported.
commerce_industry	string	Industry classification if applicable.
occupation	string	Occupation classification if applicable.
survey_name	string	Full name of the BLS survey providing this series.
survey_abbreviation	string	Abbreviation code for the BLS survey.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/json-schema/bls-series-catalog-schema.json",
  "title": "SeriesCatalog",
  "description": "Catalog metadata describing a BLS series.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "series_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "BLS series identifier.",
      "example": "LNS14000000"
    },
    "seasonality": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Seasonality adjustment type (Seasonally Adjusted, Not Seasonally Adjusted).",
      "example": "Seasonally Adjusted"
    },
    "series_title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Descriptive title for the series.",
      "example": "(Seas) Unemployment Rate"
    },
    "measure_data_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of measure reported.",
      "example": "Unemployment rate"
    },
    "commerce_industry": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Industry classification if applicable.",
      "example": ""
    },
    "occupation": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Occupation classification if applicable.",
      "example": ""
    },
    "survey_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full name of the BLS survey providing this series.",
      "example": "Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey"
    },
    "survey_abbreviation": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Abbreviation code for the BLS survey.",
      "example": "LN"
    }
  }
}