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    "generated_at": "2026-06-16T19:08:38.913Z"
  },
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      "name": "Bureau of Labor Statistics",
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        "api.bls.gov"
      ],
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        "labor",
        "finance",
        "population"
      ],
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        "estimated_size": "large",
        "docker_fit": "docker_ok",
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        "reason": "Official public API and bulk time-series files are available; no paid access needed for baseline data."
      },
      "terms_caveat": "Verify provider terms before production reuse."
    },
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        "direct-link",
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        "rest-api-and-bulk-download",
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      "exportable_data": "public_api_and_bulk",
      "docker_fit": "docker_ok",
      "estimated_size": "large",
      "download_location": "https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/",
      "page_type": "portal+rest-api",
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        "https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v1/timeseries/data/LNS14000000",
        "https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/"
      ],
      "known_datasets": [
        "Consumer Price Index (CPI)",
        "Producer Price Index (PPI)",
        "Import/Export Price Indexes",
        "Employment, Hours, and Earnings",
        "Labor Force Statistics",
        "Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)",
        "Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)",
        "Employment Projections"
      ],
      "recommended_next_action": "Use the documented public content probe, then promote to freshness only after a stable value is confirmed."
    },
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      "content_probes": [
        "https://www.bls.gov/data/",
        "https://www.bls.gov/news.release/"
      ],
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        "confirmed": false,
        "parse": "json.Results.series[0].data[0].period + data[0].year",
        "format": "MMM YYYY (e.g. Dec 2024)",
        "stale_threshold_days": 60
      },
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        "liveness": "5 minutes",
        "content": "6 hours",
        "freshness": "not enabled"
      }
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      "current_liveness": "up",
      "combined": "green",
      "data_status": "ok",
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      "recent_failure_reason": null,
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        "target_label": "candidate data probe",
        "http_status": 200,
        "freshness_value": null
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          "event_type": "source_restored",
          "details": "{\"http\":200}",
          "detected_at": "2026-06-10T22:05:29.565Z"
        },
        {
          "source_slug": "bureau-of-labor-statistics",
          "event_type": "source_impacted",
          "details": "{\"reason\":\"timeout\",\"http\":0}",
          "detected_at": "2026-06-10T22:00:29.572Z"
        },
        {
          "source_slug": "bureau-of-labor-statistics",
          "event_type": "probe_result",
          "details": "{\"liveness_http\":200,\"liveness_reason\":null,\"data_status\":\"ok\",\"data_http\":200,\"data_reason\":null,\"data_via\":\"direct\",\"target_url\":\"https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v2/timeseries/data/CUUR0000SA0\"}",
          "detected_at": "2026-05-24T02:00:42.250Z"
        },
        {
          "source_slug": "bureau-of-labor-statistics",
          "event_type": "probe_result",
          "details": "{\"liveness_http\":200,\"liveness_reason\":null,\"data_status\":\"ok\",\"data_http\":200,\"data_reason\":null,\"data_via\":\"direct\",\"target_url\":\"https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v2/timeseries/data/CUUR0000SA0\"}",
          "detected_at": "2026-05-24T01:00:42.148Z"
        },
        {
          "source_slug": "bureau-of-labor-statistics",
          "event_type": "probe_result",
          "details": "{\"liveness_http\":200,\"liveness_reason\":null,\"data_status\":\"ok\",\"data_http\":200,\"data_reason\":null,\"data_via\":\"direct\",\"target_url\":\"https://api.bls.gov/publicAPI/v2/timeseries/data/CUUR0000SA0\"}",
          "detected_at": "2026-05-24T00:00:42.641Z"
        }
      ]
    },
    "llm_guidance": {
      "best_use": "Good candidate for automated data access.",
      "warnings": [
        "BLS v1 public API (no key) for liveness+freshness. Series LNS14000000 = US unemployment rate. POST request required — update Worker to use POST not GET.",
        "V1 API requires no key. Returns unemployment rate. V2 needs key for higher limits. POST body: {seriesid: ['LNS14000000'], startyear:'2024', endyear:'2024'}",
        "Expected content: Bureau of Labor Statistics"
      ],
      "suggested_prompt": "Assess Bureau of Labor Statistics for a low-cost economic data pipeline. Explain access, collection level, current health, and caveats."
    },
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      "verified_at": null,
      "data_quality": "rough",
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        "status_page": "/uptime",
        "plan_status": "needs-review"
      },
      "known_gaps": [
        "Source plan needs review before relying on freshness.",
        "Freshness is not confirmed."
      ]
    }
  }
}