U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Schema

Survey

Metadata for a BLS survey program.

Federal GovernmentLaborStatisticsEmploymentEconomic Data

Properties

Name Type Description
survey_name string Full name of the BLS survey.
survey_abbreviation string Two-letter abbreviation for the survey.
survey_title string Extended title of the survey.
survey_description string Description of the survey's scope and methodology.
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JSON Schema

bls-survey-schema.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-bureau-of-labor-statistics/refs/heads/main/json-schema/bls-survey-schema.json",
  "title": "Survey",
  "description": "Metadata for a BLS survey program.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "survey_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full name of the BLS survey.",
      "example": "Current Employment Statistics"
    },
    "survey_abbreviation": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Two-letter abbreviation for the survey.",
      "example": "CE"
    },
    "survey_title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Extended title of the survey.",
      "example": "Current Employment Statistics (National)"
    },
    "survey_description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Description of the survey's scope and methodology.",
      "example": "Monthly survey of approximately 144,000 businesses and government agencies."
    }
  }
}