# GlobalAPI US Labor Data

> GlobalAPI US Labor Data is a paid API for AI agents from globalapi.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns live US labor market economic indicators such as employment, unemployment rates, and related statistics via pay-per-call.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://globalapi.dev/us/labor
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/globalapi-us-labor-data-0a93a9ea
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_kr3viTzxuGnss0KDYXRK9

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 globalapi-us-labor-data-0a93a9ea
```

Example prompt: What are the current US labor market indicators — unemployment rate, employment levels, and any other key labor stats available right now?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need live, machine-ready US labor market data on a pay-per-call basis without committing to a subscription. Ideal for AI agents, automated pipelines, or occasional queries where you want current employment and unemployment statistics without API key management. Prefer over subscription-based alternatives when usage is infrequent or cost-per-call economics are favorable.

## Known failure modes

- Payment not provided or insufficient USDC — returns 402 Payment Required
- Invalid properties filter parameter — returns 400 Bad Request
- Data temporarily unavailable from upstream source — returns 503
- Rate limiting or network timeout — returns 503 or connection error

## How this service works

GlobalAPI x402 provides machine-ready access to live economic indicators, company registries, and sanctions screening. $0.002–$0.10 USDC per call. No subscriptions. No API keys.

## Output

A machine-readable JSON response containing live US labor market economic indicators such as unemployment rate, employment figures, labor force participation rate, and related statistics, billed at $0.01 USDC per call with no API key required.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/globalapi-us-labor-data-0a93a9ea/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from globalapi.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/globalapi.dev/llms.txt)