labor.unemployment

US unemployment from BLS, monthly newest-first — national (CPS, area=

SERVERMcp SOURCE@2sio/mcp

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 00 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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WHAT IT DOES

What labor.unemployment does on Mcp

AI agents call labor.unemployment to retrieve information from Mcp without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.

RISK

Why labor.unemployment is rated Low

This tool queries and returns historical unemployment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is a read-only data retrieval operation that does not create, modify, delete, or execute code. The blast radius of misuse is minimal — an AI could retrieve unemployment data repeatedly, but this causes no harm to systems, data integrity, or financial obligations.

From the tool's definition Tool retrieves 'US unemployment from BLS, monthly newest-first' — a data query operation with no modification, deletion, or external side effects.

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs labor.unemployment safely

PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For labor.unemployment, this is the rule to start with:

labor.unemployment Allowed

labor.unemployment is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "labor.unemployment": {}
  }
}

ALLOW ONLY THIS TOOL → Instant setup, no code required.

The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Mcp, apply this rule, and every labor.unemployment call is checked against it from then on.

FAQ

Questions about labor.unemployment

What does the labor.unemployment tool do? +

US unemployment from BLS, monthly newest-first — national (CPS, area=. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Mcp MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

How do I enforce a policy on labor.unemployment? +

Register the MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for labor.unemployment: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Mcp. Nothing to install.

What risk level is labor.unemployment? +

labor.unemployment is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.

Can I rate-limit labor.unemployment? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the labor.unemployment rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.

How do I block labor.unemployment completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for labor.unemployment. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.

What MCP server provides labor.unemployment? +

labor.unemployment is provided by the MCP server (@2sio/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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