# Mercury402 Labor Market Composite Dashboard

> Mercury402 Labor Market Composite Dashboard is a paid API for AI agents from mercury402.uk, paid per call via x402, $0.4/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns a composite snapshot of current US labor market indicators including unemployment rate and related macro data

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://mercury402.uk/v1/composite/labor-market
- Price: $0.4/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/mercury402-labor-market-composite-dashboard-dda41f66
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_hjPedwva6FU0rSaDEW-ME

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 mercury402-labor-market-composite-dashboard-dda41f66
```

Example prompt: Give me the current US labor market composite — unemployment rate and any related macro indicators — using Mercury402's financial data feed.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a single, pre-aggregated composite of US labor market data without having to query multiple government or FRED endpoints separately. Ideal for AI agents doing macroeconomic analysis, portfolio risk assessment, or economic briefings that require current employment conditions in one call at a low per-call cost.

## Known failure modes

- Payment failure if USDC on Base is not provided or insufficient (HTTP 402)
- Service unavailable if upstream FRED or government data sources are down
- Stale data if the composite has not been refreshed recently
- Empty or partial response if some sub-indicators are temporarily unavailable

## How this service works

76 live pay-per-call financial data APIs for AI agents. Treasury, FRED, forex, spreads, breakeven inflation, macro bundles, and composite dashboards. USDC on Base.

## Output

A JSON object with a timestamp and labor market metrics including unemployment rate (e.g. 3.7%) and potentially related indicators such as labor force participation, job openings, or payroll data, aggregated into a single composite dashboard response.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

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

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "timestamp": "2026-03-11T01:00:00Z",
  "unemployment_rate": {
   "value": 3.7
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/mercury402-labor-market-composite-dashboard-dda41f66/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from mercury402.uk](https://www.zero.xyz/host/mercury402.uk/llms.txt)