[R] how to ref data directly from bls.gov using their api

[Bert Gunter]

Please search on "Bureau of Labor Statistics" at rseek.org.  You will find
several packages and other resources there for doing what you want.

-- Ber

Bert Gunter

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On Tue, Jan 29, 2019 at 9:21 AM Evans, Richard K. (GRC-H000) via R-help <
r-help using r-project.org> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I'd like to generate my own plots of various labor statistics using live
> data available at https://www.bls.gov/bls/api_features.htm
>
> This is 10% an R question and 90 % a bls.gov api query question.  Please
> forgive me for making this request here but I would be truly grateful for
> anyone here on the R mailinglist who can show me how to write a line of R
> code that "fetches" the raw data anew from the bls.gov website every time
> it runs.
>
> Truest Thanks,
> /Rich
>
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