Retrieve employment data for a single geographic area. Returns total jobs, industry mix by NAICS sector, earnings distribution, and age breakdown. The 'perspective' parameter controls whether data reflects jobs physically located in the area (workplace, WAC data — default) or jobs held by the are...
AI agents call get_employment to retrieve information from loc8n Geographic Data without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
year | integer | — | Data year. Omit to use the most recent available year. |
geoid | string | Yes | FIPS code for the area — 11 digits for tract, 5 for county, 2 for state. |
area_type | string | Yes | Geographic level: tract, county, or state. |
perspective | string | — | workplace (jobs located in the area, default) or residence (jobs held by area residents). |
Parameters from the server's own tool schema.
This tool performs a read-only query operation on geographic employment data. It retrieves and returns information without side effects, reversible modifications, code execution, or financial transactions. The parameter options merely control which existing dataset view is returned, not any write or destructive operation.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Retrieve employment data' with no mention of modification, deletion, or execution capabilities. Returns aggregated demographic and employment statistics (total jobs, industry mix, earnings distribution, age breakdown).
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieve employment data for a single geographic area. Returns total jobs, industry mix by NAICS sector, earnings distribution, and age breakdown. The 'perspective' parameter controls whether data reflects jobs physically located in the area (workplace, WAC data — default) or jobs held by the area's residents regardless of where they work (residence, RAC data). It is categorised as a Read tool in the loc8n Geographic Data MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
get_employment accepts 4 parameters: year, geoid, area_type, perspective. Required: geoid, area_type. The full parameter table on this page comes from the server's own tool schema.
Register the loc8n Geographic Data MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_employment: 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 loc8n Geographic Data. Nothing to install.
get_employment 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 get_employment 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 get_employment. 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.
get_employment is provided by the loc8n Geographic Data MCP server (gener8v/gener8v.mcp.geographic-data). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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