Southwest Information Office

Lake Charles

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPayWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Mar 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 — February 2023	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Mar 2023
Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana – First Quarter 2022	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2022

Lake Charles, LA Economy at a Glance:

Lake Charles, LA

Data Series	Back Data	Sept 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Feb 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		102.0	102.0	103.2	(p)102.2	(p)95.2
Employment(1)		98.7	99.1	100.4	(p)99.1	(p)91.9
Unemployment(1)		3.3	2.8	2.7	(p)3.1	(p)3.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		3.2	2.8	2.7	(p)3.0	(p)3.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		95.3	95.9	96.8	96.3	94.9	(p)95.6
12-month % change		-2.2	-4.0	-2.4	-1.5	-1.0	(p)0.0
Mining and Logging(3)		0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	(p)0.3
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(3)		12.6	12.5	12.6	12.5	12.2	(p)12.2
12-month % change		-25.0	-29.0	-22.7	-17.2	-15.9	(p)-12.2
Manufacturing(3)		10.6	10.7	10.8	10.9	10.8	(p)10.8
12-month % change		1.9	1.9	2.9	1.9	1.9	(p)1.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		17.3	17.4	17.9	17.7	17.2	(p)16.8
12-month % change		2.4	0.0	1.7	-0.6	0.6	(p)-1.2
Professional and Business Services(3)		9.4	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.3	(p)9.4
12-month % change		1.1	-6.9	-6.0	-4.1	-2.1	(p)-3.1
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	(p)12.7
12-month % change		3.3	4.2	2.5	2.5	1.6	(p)5.8
Government(3)		13.7	13.8	14.1	13.7	13.7	(p)13.9
12-month % change		1.5	1.5	1.4	1.5	2.2	(p)1.5
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