Retrieve data from the BLS API — get

This function is simply a wrapper around blsR and requires you to have an BLS API key saved in the BLS_API_KEY environment variable.

Usage

get_bls(series, start, end, metadata = F)

Arguments

series: BLS series code
start: Start year (numeric)
end: End year (numeric)
metadata: Flag for additional metadata

Value

a tibble

Examples

if (FALSE) {
get_bls("LNU02300060", start = 2020, end = 2024)

bls_series_ids = c(
  "LNU02300060",
  emp_fb_2534 = "LNU02073399",
  epop_asianmen_2554 = "LNU02332330Q",
  injuries_annual = "ISU00000000031004",
  cpi_semi = "CUUS0000SA0"
)

get_bls(bls_series_ids, start = 2025, end = 2025)

# Tibble with list columns including additional metadata
complete_results = get_bls(bls_series_ids, start = 2025, end = 2025, metadata = T)
complete_results

complete_results |>
  tidyr::unnest(metadata)
}