bls_indicator
US labor & price statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by friendly name. Available: unemployment_rate, labor_force_participation, employment_population_ratio, cpi, cpi_less_food_energy, nonfarm_payrolls, avg_hourly_earnings, avg_weekly_hours, ppi_final_demand. Returns a monthly time seri...
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What bls_indicator does on Livedatalink
AI agents call bls_indicator to retrieve information from Livedatalink without modifying anything. It is typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
end_year | number | — | End year (optional; defaults to current year). |
indicator | string | — | Indicator name, one of: unemployment_rate, labor_force_participation, employment_population_ratio, cpi, cpi_less_food_energy, nonfarm_payrolls, avg_hourly_earni |
start_year | number | — | Start year (optional; defaults to ~3 years back). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
Why bls_indicator is rated Low
Even though bls_indicator only reads data, uncontrolled read access leaks sensitive information and racks up API costs: an agent caught in a retry loop can make thousands of calls a minute without anyone noticing.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
The rule that runs bls_indicator safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Livedatalink, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For bls_indicator, this is the rule to start with:
bls_indicator is read-only, so it stays allowed. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Livedatalink, apply this rule, and every bls_indicator call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about bls_indicator
US labor & price statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics by friendly name. Available: unemployment_rate, labor_force_participation, employment_population_ratio, cpi, cpi_less_food_energy, nonfarm_payrolls, avg_hourly_earnings, avg_weekly_hours, ppi_final_demand. Returns a monthly time series. Keyless official BLS data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Livedatalink MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
bls_indicator accepts 3 parameters: end_year, indicator, start_year. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the Livedatalink MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for bls_indicator: 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 Livedatalink. Nothing to install.
bls_indicator is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the bls_indicator 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.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for bls_indicator. 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.
bls_indicator is provided by the Livedatalink MCP server (https://livedatalink.ai/mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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