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

[Alan Feuerbacher]

On 1/29/2019 11:24 AM, Bert Gunter wrote:
> Please search on "Bureau of Labor Statistics" at rseek.org.  You will find
> several packages and other resources there for doing what you want.

Wow! Thanks!

Again most likely severe overkill for my simple need.

Alan

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> 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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