Southwest Information Office

Lake Charles

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPayWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lake Charles — May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Louisiana	Workplace fatalities	Table	Jan 2024
Consumer Price Index, South Region — August 2024	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Sep 2024
Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana – First Quarter 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2023

Lake Charles, LA Economy at a Glance:

Lake Charles, LA

Data Series	Back Data	Feb 2024	Mar 2024	Apr 2024	May 2024	June 2024	July 2024
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		94.0	95.2	95.5	93.9	96.0	(p)96.3
Employment(1)		90.2	91.3	92.5	90.8	92.0	(p)92.5
Unemployment(1)		3.8	3.9	2.9	3.1	4.0	(p)3.8
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.1	4.1	3.1	3.3	4.1	(p)3.9
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		95.4	95.9	97.1	96.7	97.0	(p)96.3
12-month % change		0.1	-0.2	2.1	1.6	1.3	(p)1.7
Mining and Logging(3)		0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	(p)0.3
12-month % change		-25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(3)		10.3	10.6	10.8	10.7	10.8	(p)10.7
12-month % change		-10.4	-10.2	-1.8	-1.8	-1.8	(p)1.9
Manufacturing(3)		11.4	11.4	11.5	11.4	11.4	(p)11.3
12-month % change		2.7	1.8	1.8	0.0	-0.9	(p)-0.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		16.9	16.8	16.9	16.8	16.9	(p)17.2
12-month % change		0.0	-0.6	0.0	-0.6	-0.6	(p)2.4
Professional and Business Services(3)		9.4	9.5	9.7	9.7	9.6	(p)9.6
12-month % change		-1.1	-2.1	2.1	4.3	3.2	(p)1.1
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		13.2	13.3	13.6	13.7	13.6	(p)13.5
12-month % change		3.1	3.1	3.8	3.0	1.5	(p)-2.2
Government(3)		14.2	14.2	14.3	14.1	14.2	(p)13.4
12-month % change		1.4	0.7	1.4	0.7	0.7	(p)0.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary