diff --git a/aggregate.go b/aggregate.go
index 67ccf0c..8ae8371 100644
--- a/aggregate.go
+++ b/aggregate.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (a *aggregate) saveFamily(familyName string, family *dto.MetricFamily) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a *aggregate) parseAndMerge(r io.Reader) error {
+func (a *aggregate) parseAndMerge(r io.Reader, job string) error {
 	var parser expfmt.TextParser
 	inFamilies, err := parser.TextToMetricFamilies(r)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (a *aggregate) parseAndMerge(r io.Reader) error {
 	for name, family := range inFamilies {
 		// Sort labels in case source sends them inconsistently
 		for _, m := range family.Metric {
-			a.formatLabels(m)
+			a.formatLabels(m, job)
 		}
 
 		if err := validateFamily(family); err != nil {
diff --git a/aggregate_test.go b/aggregate_test.go
index f61b3a2..0dd57c9 100644
--- a/aggregate_test.go
+++ b/aggregate_test.go
@@ -60,25 +60,25 @@ histogram_count 1
 `
 	want = `# HELP counter A counter
 # TYPE counter counter
-counter 60
+counter{job="test"} 60
 # HELP gauge A gauge
 # TYPE gauge gauge
-gauge 99
+gauge{job="test"} 99
 # HELP histogram A histogram
 # TYPE histogram histogram
-histogram_bucket{le="1"} 0
-histogram_bucket{le="2"} 0
-histogram_bucket{le="3"} 3
-histogram_bucket{le="4"} 8
-histogram_bucket{le="5"} 9
-histogram_bucket{le="6"} 9
-histogram_bucket{le="7"} 9
-histogram_bucket{le="8"} 9
-histogram_bucket{le="9"} 9
-histogram_bucket{le="10"} 9
-histogram_bucket{le="+Inf"} 9
-histogram_sum 7
-histogram_count 2
+histogram_bucket{job="test",le="1"} 0
+histogram_bucket{job="test",le="2"} 0
+histogram_bucket{job="test",le="3"} 3
+histogram_bucket{job="test",le="4"} 8
+histogram_bucket{job="test",le="5"} 9
+histogram_bucket{job="test",le="6"} 9
+histogram_bucket{job="test",le="7"} 9
+histogram_bucket{job="test",le="8"} 9
+histogram_bucket{job="test",le="9"} 9
+histogram_bucket{job="test",le="10"} 9
+histogram_bucket{job="test",le="+Inf"} 9
+histogram_sum{job="test"} 7
+histogram_count{job="test"} 2
 `
 
 	multilabel1 = `# HELP counter A counter
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ counter{a="a",b="b", ignore_label="ignore_value"} 2
 `
 	multilabelResult = `# HELP counter A counter
 # TYPE counter counter
-counter{a="a",b="b"} 3
+counter{a="a",b="b",job="test"} 3
 `
 	labelFields1 = `# HELP ui_page_render_errors A counter
 # TYPE ui_page_render_errors counter
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ ui_page_render_errors{path="/prom/:orgId"} 1
 `
 	labelFieldResult = `# HELP ui_page_render_errors A counter
 # TYPE ui_page_render_errors counter
-ui_page_render_errors{path="/org/:orgId"} 1
-ui_page_render_errors{path="/prom/:orgId"} 2
+ui_page_render_errors{job="test",path="/org/:orgId"} 1
+ui_page_render_errors{job="test",path="/prom/:orgId"} 2
 `
 	gaugeInput = `
 # HELP ui_external_lib_loaded A gauge with entries in un-sorted order
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ ui_external_lib_loaded{name="mixpanel",loaded="true"} 1
 `
 	gaugeOutput = `# HELP ui_external_lib_loaded A gauge with entries in un-sorted order
 # TYPE ui_external_lib_loaded gauge
-ui_external_lib_loaded{loaded="true",name="Intercom"} 2
-ui_external_lib_loaded{loaded="true",name="ga"} 2
-ui_external_lib_loaded{loaded="true",name="mixpanel"} 2
+ui_external_lib_loaded{job="test",loaded="true",name="Intercom"} 2
+ui_external_lib_loaded{job="test",loaded="true",name="ga"} 2
+ui_external_lib_loaded{job="test",loaded="true",name="mixpanel"} 2
 `
 	duplicateLabels = `
 # HELP ui_external_lib_loaded Test with duplicate values
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ ui_external_lib_loaded{loaded="true",name="mixpanel"} 2
 ui_external_lib_loaded{name="Munchkin",loaded="true"} 15171
 ui_external_lib_loaded{name="Munchkin",loaded="true"} 1
 `
-	duplicateError = `duplicate labels: {__name__="ui_external_lib_loaded", loaded="true", name="Munchkin"}`
+	duplicateError = `duplicate labels: {__name__="ui_external_lib_loaded", job="test", loaded="true", name="Munchkin"}`
 
 	reorderedLabels1 = `# HELP counter A counter
 # TYPE counter counter
@@ -138,20 +138,20 @@ counter{b="b",a="a"} 2
 `
 	reorderedLabelsResult = `# HELP counter A counter
 # TYPE counter counter
-counter{a="a",b="b"} 3
+counter{a="a",b="b",job="test"} 3
 `
 
 	ignoredLabels1 = `# HELP counter A counter
 # TYPE counter counter
-counter{a="a",b="b", ignore_me="ignored"} 1
+counter{a="a",b="b",ignore_me="ignored"} 1
 `
 	ignoredLabels2 = `# HELP counter A counter
 # TYPE counter counter
-counter{b="b",a="a", ignore_me="ignored"} 2
+counter{b="b",a="a",ignore_me="ignored"} 2
 `
 	ignoredLabelsResult = `# HELP counter A counter
 # TYPE counter counter
-counter{a="a",b="b"} 3
+counter{a="a",b="b",job="test"} 3
 `
 )
 
@@ -163,19 +163,20 @@ func TestNewAggregate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAggregate(t *testing.T) {
 	metricMiddleware := newMetricMiddleware(nil)
 	for _, c := range []struct {
+		testName      string
 		a, b          string
 		want          string
 		ignoredLabels []string
 		err1          error
 		err2          error
 	}{
-		{gaugeInput, gaugeInput, gaugeOutput, []string{}, nil, nil},
-		{in1, in2, want, []string{}, nil, nil},
-		{multilabel1, multilabel2, multilabelResult, []string{"ignore_label"}, nil, nil},
-		{labelFields1, labelFields2, labelFieldResult, []string{}, nil, nil},
-		{duplicateLabels, "", "", []string{}, fmt.Errorf("%s", duplicateError), nil},
-		{reorderedLabels1, reorderedLabels2, reorderedLabelsResult, []string{}, nil, nil},
-		{ignoredLabels1, ignoredLabels2, ignoredLabelsResult, []string{"ignore_me"}, nil, nil},
+		{"simpleGauge", gaugeInput, gaugeInput, gaugeOutput, []string{}, nil, nil},
+		{"in", in1, in2, want, []string{}, nil, nil},
+		{"multilabel", multilabel1, multilabel2, multilabelResult, []string{"ignore_label"}, nil, nil},
+		{"labelFields", labelFields1, labelFields2, labelFieldResult, []string{}, nil, nil},
+		{"duplicateLabels", duplicateLabels, "", "", []string{}, fmt.Errorf("%s", duplicateError), nil},
+		{"reorderedLabels", reorderedLabels1, reorderedLabels2, reorderedLabelsResult, []string{}, nil, nil},
+		{"ignoredLabels", ignoredLabels1, ignoredLabels2, ignoredLabelsResult, []string{"ignore_me"}, nil, nil},
 	} {
 		rc := &RouterConfig{
 			MetricsMiddleware: &metricMiddleware,
@@ -183,14 +184,14 @@ func TestAggregate(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		router := setupRouter(rc)
 
-		if err := rc.Aggregate.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(c.a)); err != nil {
+		if err := rc.Aggregate.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(c.a), "test"); err != nil {
 			if c.err1 == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %s", err)
 			} else if c.err1.Error() != err.Error() {
 				t.Fatalf("Expected %s, got %s", c.err1, err)
 			}
 		}
-		if err := rc.Aggregate.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(c.b)); err != c.err2 {
+		if err := rc.Aggregate.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(c.b), "test"); err != c.err2 {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected %s, got %s", c.err2, err)
 		}
 
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ func TestAggregate(t *testing.T) {
 				ToFile:   "want",
 				Context:  3,
 			})
-			t.Fatal(text)
+			t.Fatalf("%s: %s", c.testName, text)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -232,10 +233,10 @@ func BenchmarkAggregate(b *testing.B) {
 		a.options.ignoredLabels = v.ignoredLabels
 		b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("metric_type_%s", v.inputName), func(b *testing.B) {
 			for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
-				if err := a.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(v.input1)); err != nil {
+				if err := a.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(v.input1), "test"); err != nil {
 					b.Fatalf("unexpected error %s", err)
 				}
-				if err := a.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(v.input2)); err != nil {
+				if err := a.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(v.input2), "test"); err != nil {
 					b.Fatalf("unexpected error %s", err)
 				}
 			}
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ func BenchmarkConcurrentAggregate(b *testing.B) {
 	for _, v := range testMetricTable {
 		a.options.ignoredLabels = v.ignoredLabels
 		b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("metric_type_%s", v.inputName), func(b *testing.B) {
-			if err := a.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(v.input1)); err != nil {
+			if err := a.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(v.input1), "test"); err != nil {
 				b.Fatalf("unexpected error %s", err)
 			}
 
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ func BenchmarkConcurrentAggregate(b *testing.B) {
 				g, _ := errgroup.WithContext(context.Background())
 				for tN := 0; tN < 10; tN++ {
 					g.Go(func() error {
-						return a.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(v.input2))
+						return a.parseAndMerge(strings.NewReader(v.input2), "test")
 					})
 				}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 0b503c2..3ead6c2 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ go 1.19
 
 require (
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.8.1
-	github.com/go-playground/assert/v2 v2.0.1
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.12.1
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.3.0
diff --git a/labels.go b/labels.go
index fd318c5..1e91e78 100644
--- a/labels.go
+++ b/labels.go
@@ -12,7 +12,22 @@ func strPtr(s string) *string {
 
 }
 
-func (a *aggregate) formatLabels(m *dto.Metric) {
+var JobLabel = strPtr("job")
+
+func addJobLabel(m *dto.Metric, job string) {
+	if len(m.Label) > 0 {
+		for _, l := range m.Label {
+			if l.GetName() == "job" {
+				l.Value = strPtr(job)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	m.Label = append(m.Label, &dto.LabelPair{Name: JobLabel, Value: strPtr(job)})
+}
+
+func (a *aggregate) formatLabels(m *dto.Metric, job string) {
+	addJobLabel(m, job)
 	sort.Sort(byName(m.Label))
 
 	if len(a.options.ignoredLabels) > 0 {
diff --git a/labels_test.go b/labels_test.go
index 58f6dfb..3b2d1af 100644
--- a/labels_test.go
+++ b/labels_test.go
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@ func TestFormatLabels(t *testing.T) {
 			{},
 		},
 	}
-	a.formatLabels(m)
+	a.formatLabels(m, "test")
 
-	assert.Equal(t, &dto.LabelPair{Name: strPtr("thing1"), Value: strPtr("value1")}, m.Label[0])
-	assert.Equal(t, &dto.LabelPair{Name: strPtr("thing2"), Value: strPtr("value2")}, m.Label[1])
-	assert.Len(t, m.Label, 2)
+	assert.Equal(t, &dto.LabelPair{Name: strPtr("job"), Value: strPtr("test")}, m.Label[0])
+	assert.Equal(t, &dto.LabelPair{Name: strPtr("thing1"), Value: strPtr("value1")}, m.Label[1])
+	assert.Equal(t, &dto.LabelPair{Name: strPtr("thing2"), Value: strPtr("value2")}, m.Label[2])
+	assert.Len(t, m.Label, 3)
 
 }
 
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func BenchmarkFormatLabels(b *testing.B) {
 		a := newAggregate(AddIgnoredLabels(v.ignoredLabels...))
 		b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("metric_type_%s", v.inputName), func(b *testing.B) {
 			for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
-				a.formatLabels(v.m)
+				a.formatLabels(v.m, "test")
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index ce2d49e..5761394 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
@@ -57,9 +58,15 @@ func setupRouter(cfg *RouterConfig) *gin.Engine {
 	r.GET("/metrics", mGin.Handler("metrics", *cfg.MetricsMiddleware), cfg.Aggregate.handler)
 	r.POST("/metrics/job/:job", mGin.Handler("/metrics/job", *cfg.MetricsMiddleware), func(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.Header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin", *cfg.AllowedCORS)
-		// TODO: job work just place holder for now
-		// job := c.Param("job")
-		if err := cfg.Aggregate.parseAndMerge(c.Request.Body); err != nil {
+		job := c.Param("job")
+		// TODO: add logic to verify correct format of job label
+		if job == "" {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("must send in a valid job name, sent: %s", job)
+			log.Println(err)
+			http.Error(c.Writer, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
+			return
+		}
+		if err := cfg.Aggregate.parseAndMerge(c.Request.Body, job); err != nil {
 			log.Println(err)
 			http.Error(c.Writer, err.Error(), http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return