oecd.economy.unemployment

SERVERApibase SOURCEapibase-mcp-client

Low RISK CLASS

Category Read

Parameters 41 required

Recommended Allowedsee the rule below

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This record as markdown: /tools/io-github-whiteknightonhorse-apibase/oecd.economy.unemployment.md

WHAT IT DOES

What oecd.economy.unemployment does on Apibase

AI agents call oecd.economy.unemployment to retrieve information from Apibase 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
`country`	string	Yes	ISO 3-letter OECD country code (e.g. USA, GBR, DEU, FRA, JPN, CAN, AUS, KOR, ITA, ESP). See OECD reference area codes for the full list of 38 member countries.
`end_period`	string	—	End month for unemployment data in YYYY-MM format (e.g. "2024-06"). Defaults to latest available.
`max_series`	integer	—	Maximum number of time series to return (1–100, default 20). Each series is a unique combination of dimensions such as sector, measure, or adjustment type.
`start_period`	string	—	Start month for unemployment data in YYYY-MM format (e.g. "2023-01"). Defaults to 12 months ago.

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

RISK

Why oecd.economy.unemployment is rated Low

Tool retrieves public economic data with no side effects or modifications.

From the tool's definition Retrieve monthly unemployment rates from OECD Labour Force Survey

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RECOMMENDED RULE

The rule that runs oecd.economy.unemployment safely

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

oecd.economy.unemployment Allowed

oecd.economy.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": {
    "oecd.economy.unemployment": {}
  }
}

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

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

FAQ

Questions about oecd.economy.unemployment

What does the oecd.economy.unemployment tool do? +

Retrieve monthly unemployment rates from the OECD Labour Force Survey (LFS) for any OECD member country. Returns the unemployment rate as a percentage of the labour force for persons aged 15+, total and by sex, with both seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Covers OECD members with typical lags of 1–3 months. The series use standardised ILO definitions of unemployment (persons without work, available, and actively seeking employment). Useful for tracking labour market conditions, comparing countries, and detecting recessions. Source: OECD SDMX API, CC BY 4.0, no auth required, unlimited. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Apibase MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.

What parameters does oecd.economy.unemployment accept? +

oecd.economy.unemployment accepts 4 parameters: country, end_period, max_series, start_period. Required: country. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.

How do I enforce a policy on oecd.economy.unemployment? +

Register the Apibase MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for oecd.economy.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 Apibase. Nothing to install.

What risk level is oecd.economy.unemployment? +

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

Can I rate-limit oecd.economy.unemployment? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the oecd.economy.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 oecd.economy.unemployment completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for oecd.economy.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 oecd.economy.unemployment? +

oecd.economy.unemployment is provided by the Apibase MCP server (apibase-mcp-client). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

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