AnswerPool

US Macro Snapshot API: Eight headline US indicators (CPI YoY, core CPI, unemployment — BLS

Eight headline US indicators (CPI YoY, core CPI, unemployment, participation, payrolls, wages, PPI, JOLTS) with derived stats in one call — the macro context object for economic reasoning. Free, no key.

Free — no key, no signup, rate-limited to 60 calls per minute per client.

How do you call it?

GET /v1/macro/snapshot — product id macro_snapshot. Over MCP, call answerpool_get with product_id=macro_snapshot.

curl "https://answerpool.io/v1/macro/snapshot"

Live call: https://answerpool.io/v1/macro/snapshot · JSON sample: /v1/samples/macro_snapshot

What does the answer look like?

A representative response, the same static sample served at /v1/samples/macro_snapshot.

as_of2026-09-03T03:00:00Z
count1
sourceU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (api.bls.gov)
disclaimerData from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved at as_of. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after retrieval. Not i…
refresh_after2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z

indicators

codenameunitlatest_valuelatest_periodyoy_pctchange_from_prior_period
unemployment_rateUnemployment rate (SA)percent4.1July 2026-2.38-0.1
The same sample as raw JSON
{
 "as_of": "2026-09-03T03:00:00Z",
 "count": 1,
 "indicators": [
  {
   "code": "unemployment_rate",
   "name": "Unemployment rate (SA)",
   "unit": "percent",
   "latest_value": 4.1,
   "latest_period": "July 2026",
   "yoy_pct": -2.38,
   "change_from_prior_period": -0.1
  }
 ],
 "source": "U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (api.bls.gov)",
 "disclaimer": "Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, retrieved at as_of. BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after retrieval. Not investment advice.",
 "refresh_after": "2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z"
}

How fresh is it, and where does the data come from?

The fastest source behind this answer can change daily, so every response carries a refresh_after timestamp — right now it would be 2026-09-18T00:00:00.000Z. Schedule the next call on that value rather than on a guess.

Method version 0.1.0 · serving cache 1 day · every response carries a result_id you can resolve at /v1/provenance.

When should you use it?

You want the current headline macro picture in one request.

What you skip building

When should you not use it?

Deep history of one series — /v1/macro/series.

Where else can you find this?