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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > Louisiana > Lake Charles

Lake Charles

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lake Charles — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Louisiana Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2022
Consumer Price Index, South Region — October 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2023
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
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2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 96.7 97.7 96.3 95.7 96.5 (p)96.6

Employment(1)

 93.2 93.8 93.5 92.8 93.4 (p)93.4

Unemployment(1)

 3.5 3.9 2.8 2.9 3.1 (p)3.2

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.6 4.0 2.9 3.0 3.3 (p)3.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 97.1 97.6 96.8 97.2 98.2 (p)98.8

12-month % change

 2.3 3.1 3.0 2.7 3.0 (p)3.0

Mining and Logging(3)

 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 (p)0.3

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 12.9 13.0 12.9 13.1 13.2 (p)13.2

12-month % change

 2.4 5.7 7.5 5.6 4.8 (p)5.6

Manufacturing(3)

 10.9 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.0 (p)11.0

12-month % change

 2.8 3.8 2.8 3.8 3.8 (p)2.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 17.0 17.0 17.0 16.9 17.1 (p)17.2

12-month % change

 1.2 1.2 -0.6 -2.3 -1.2 (p)-1.1

Professional and Business Services(3)

 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.6 (p)9.7

12-month % change

 -4.0 -4.0 2.1 1.1 2.1 (p)2.1

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 13.2 13.3 13.5 13.3 13.2 (p)13.2

12-month % change

 9.1 8.1 7.1 5.6 6.5 (p)5.6

Government(3)

 14.0 14.1 13.4 13.4 14.0 (p)14.2

12-month % change

 0.7 2.2 3.1 2.3 2.2 (p)2.9

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