# BLS Economic Series Latest Observations

> BLS Economic Series Latest Observations is a paid API for AI agents from clonecho.builda.company, paid per call via x402, $0.02/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-13).

Retrieves the latest observations for a specified U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) economic data series such as CPI, unemployment, payrolls, or earnings

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://clonecho.builda.company/x402/bls-series
- Price: $0.02/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/bls-economic-series-latest-observations-f0955fcf
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_xgCWoL1o-4Zpd-icCXc11

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability bls-economic-series-latest-observations-f0955fcf -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: What's the latest reading for the BLS CPI series CUUR0000SA0 — can you pull the most recent observation?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need the latest actual observation values for a specific BLS economic series (CPI, unemployment, payrolls, earnings) identified by a BLS series ID. Prefer this over general economic data APIs when you need official U.S. government BLS statistics in a lightweight, pay-per-call format without API key setup.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unrecognized BLS series ID returns an error or empty result
- Missing required series query parameter returns a 400 or error response
- BLS upstream data not yet updated for the current period returns previous period data
- Rate limiting or payment failure due to missing x402 payment returns 402
- Network timeout if BLS source is temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

ECONOMICS: latest observations for a U.S. BLS economic series — CPI, unemployment, payrolls, earnings (?series=CUUR0000SA0). Returns JSON.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing the latest observation(s) for the specified BLS economic series, including the data value, period, date, and series metadata such as series ID and possibly series name or footnotes.

## More

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