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Public API Lab
Inspect public data requests and copy reproducible analysis code. Responses preserve source references, units, coverage, and missing-data states.
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- Validated recipes
- 124live and editable requests
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Endpoint topologyGET /api/public/:dataset
node size follows endpoint familiesReviewed through Aug 15, 2026
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Interrogate the public evidence layer.
Select a contract, tune its parameters, and run the exact same-origin request used by the observatory.- Endpoints
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62 / 62Economy and prices
Labor market dynamics
Official BLS monthly JOLTS rates for total nonfarm and 11 broad industries from 2017-01 through 2026-06, spanning job openings, hires, quits, and layoffs and discharges with preliminary observations preserved explicitly.Research promptHow have job openings and worker flows evolved across broad industries without treating turnover as monopsony?BLS JOLTS rates across total nonfarm and four broad industry groups.
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/api/public/labor-dynamics?industries=total-nonfarm%2Cmanufacturing%2Cinformation%2Cprofessional-business-services%2Ceducation-health-services&metric=job-openings-rate&from=2017-01&to=2026-06Ready to run this request.The response envelope, headers, timing, byte count, and bounded preview will appear here.
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