Allows users to easily visualize data from the BLS (United States of America Bureau of Labor Statistics) < https://www.bls.gov>. Currently unemployment data series U1-U6 are available. Not affiliated with the Bureau of Labor Statistics or United States Government.
The goal of this package is make it easy to view BLS data using Rshiny. It is currently under development and only shows the U1-U6 unemployment data.
If needed install devtools.
install.packages("devtools")
Install blsBandit.
devtools::install_github("Jeremy-Fitzpatrick/blsBandit")
The blsViewer() function runs a simple GUI interface where the user can select an employment series. Once the employment series is selected a start and end date to be plotted in the interface can be selected.
The updateUnemploymentData() function is used to update the unemployment data series in the database. It is only necessary if you'd like to get the latest data and will require the installation of the blsAPI package.
See LICENSE.md file.