diff --git a/scripts/us_bls/cpi/golden_data/golden_summary_report_c_cpi_u.csv b/scripts/us_bls/cpi/golden_data/golden_summary_report_c_cpi_u.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e7ed6ebe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/us_bls/cpi/golden_data/golden_summary_report_c_cpi_u.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"NumPlaces","ScalingFactors","Units","MeasurementMethods","StatVar","MinDate","observationPeriods"
+"1","[]","[IndexPointBasePeriodDecember1999Equals100]","[BLSChained]","dc/x6l3mg60hpe7c","1999-12","[]"
diff --git a/scripts/us_bls/cpi/golden_data/golden_summary_report_cpi_u.csv b/scripts/us_bls/cpi/golden_data/golden_summary_report_cpi_u.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8af35aad90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/us_bls/cpi/golden_data/golden_summary_report_cpi_u.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"MinDate","NumPlaces","Units","ScalingFactors","MeasurementMethods","StatVar","observationPeriods"
+"1947-01","1","[IndexPointBasePeriod1982To1984Equals100]","[]","[BLSUnchained]","dc/x6l3mg60hpe7c","[]"
diff --git a/scripts/us_bls/cpi/manifest.json b/scripts/us_bls/cpi/manifest.json
index c3e6780e98..adcbb998d3 100644
--- a/scripts/us_bls/cpi/manifest.json
+++ b/scripts/us_bls/cpi/manifest.json
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
             "source_files": [
                 "input_files/*"
             ],
-            "cron_schedule": "0 3 2,16 * *"
+            "cron_schedule": "0 3 2,16 * *",
+            "validation_config_file": "validation_config.json"
         }
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/us_bls/cpi/validation_config.json b/scripts/us_bls/cpi/validation_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c069f89932
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/us_bls/cpi/validation_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "schema_version": "1.0",
+  "rules": [
+    {
+      "rule_id": "check_deleted_records_percent",
+      "description": "Checks that the percentage of deleted records for the entire import is within threshold.",
+      "validator": "DELETED_RECORDS_PERCENT",
+      "params": { "threshold": 0.1}
+    },
+    {
+      "rule_id": "check_goldens_cpi_u",
+      "description": "Validates cpi_u data against its golden summary report.",
+      "validator": "GOLDENS_CHECK",
+      "params": {
+        "golden_files": "../../../../golden_data/golden_summary_report_cpi_u.csv",
+        "input_files": "../../input0/genmcf/summary_report.csv"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "rule_id": "check_goldens_c_cpi_u",
+      "description": "Validates c_cpi_u data against its golden summary report.",
+      "validator": "GOLDENS_CHECK",
+      "params": {
+        "golden_files": "../../../../golden_data/golden_summary_report_c_cpi_u.csv",
+        "input_files": "../../input2/genmcf/summary_report.csv"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/statvar_imports/us_bls/bls_ces_state/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv b/statvar_imports/us_bls/bls_ces_state/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7919f6bbd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statvar_imports/us_bls/bls_ces_state/golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"MinDate","MeasurementMethods","NumPlaces","observationPeriods","ScalingFactors","StatVar","Units"
+"2020-01","[BLSSeasonallyUnadjusted, BLSSeasonallyAdjusted]","104","[P1M]","[]","Count_Person_Employed_TotalNonfarm","[]"
diff --git a/statvar_imports/us_bls/bls_ces_state/manifest.json b/statvar_imports/us_bls/bls_ces_state/manifest.json
index 89c8c5148e..c66edd3984 100644
--- a/statvar_imports/us_bls/bls_ces_state/manifest.json
+++ b/statvar_imports/us_bls/bls_ces_state/manifest.json
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
             "source_files": [
                 "input_files/raw_data/*"
             ],
-            "cron_schedule": "0 06 * * 3"
+            "cron_schedule": "0 06 * * 3",
+            "validation_config_file": "validation_config.json"
         }
     ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/statvar_imports/us_bls/bls_ces_state/validation_config.json b/statvar_imports/us_bls/bls_ces_state/validation_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83adba1573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/statvar_imports/us_bls/bls_ces_state/validation_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "schema_version": "1.0",
+  "rules": [
+    {
+      "rule_id": "check_deleted_records_percent",
+      "description": "Checks that the percentage of deleted records for the entire import is within threshold.",
+      "validator": "DELETED_RECORDS_PERCENT",
+      "params": { "threshold": 0.1}
+    },
+    {
+      "rule_id": "check_goldens_summary_report",
+      "validator": "GOLDENS_CHECK",
+      "params": {
+        "golden_files": "../../../../golden_data/golden_summary_report.csv"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}