Primary sources
Every live stream comes from an official national publisher.
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Labour statistics API
Read official unemployment and labour-force participation data by country. Use REST or MCP to retrieve the latest accepted value, an exact period or dated history.
First request
Quickstart →curl --request GET \
--url "https://api.narwhalapi.com/v1/economics/USA/unemployment?period=2026-07" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $NARWHAL_API_KEY"Example response Illustrative response · not a live request
{
"country": "USA",
"period": "2026-07",
"rate": "4.1",
"unit": "percent",
"released_on": "2026-08-07"
}Endpoints
GETUnemployment/v1/economics/{country}/unemployment
Retrieve the official unemployment rate for one observation period.
country- One supported uppercase country code; see this operation’s coverage list.
period- Omit it for the latest accepted complete release, or pass one exact period.
MCP · economics_get_unemployment
GETLabour-force participation/v1/economics/{country}/labour-force-participation
Retrieve the official labour-force participation rate for one observation period.
country- One supported uppercase country code; see this operation’s coverage list.
period- Omit it for the latest accepted complete release, or pass one exact period.
MCP · economics_get_labour_force_participation
Sources and methodology
Explicit periods
Omit it for the latest accepted complete release, or pass one exact period.
REST and MCP
Use one API key for current and historical data through REST or MCP.
Coverage
View coverage →Unemployment and labour-force participation are live today. Other labour measures shown in the grid are not currently live.
Indicators
Countries
Australia→Austria→Belgium→Canada→Chile→Colombia→Czechia→Germany→Denmark→Spain→Estonia→Finland→France→United Kingdom→Croatia→Ireland→Italy→Japan→Lithuania→Luxembourg→Latvia→Mexico→Malaysia→Netherlands→Norway→New Zealand→Philippines→Poland→Portugal→Saudi Arabia→Singapore→Slovenia→Sweden→United States→
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Explore the API →Common questions
Which labour measures are live?
Unemployment rates and labour-force participation are live today.
Can I retrieve historical labour data?
Yes. Dated history and exact-period requests are available alongside the latest accepted value.
Do REST and MCP use the same API key?
Yes. The same API key works for REST and MCP.