Southwest Information Office

Lake Charles

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPayWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Apr 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lake Charles — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2025
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Louisiana	Workplace fatalities	Table	Feb 2026
Consumer Price Index, South Region — March 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Apr 2026
Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana — Third Quarter 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Mar 2026

Lake Charles, LA Economy at a Glance:

Lake Charles, LA

Data Series	Back Data	Aug 2025	Sept 2025	Oct 2025	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		97.7	98.2	(2)-	99.7	(p)99.2	(p)99.9
Employment(1)		93.3	93.6	(2)-	95.3	(p)95.1	(p)95.2
Unemployment(1)		4.4	4.6	(2)-	4.4	(p)4.1	(p)4.7
Unemployment Rate(3)		4.5	4.7	(2)-	4.4	(p)4.2	(p)4.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		105.3	104.8	106.2	106.5	106.5	(p)105.1
12-month % change		0.5	0.3	1.2	1.7	2.4	(p)1.9
Mining and Logging(4)		0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	(p)0.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Construction(4)		11.3	11.1	11.2	11.1	10.9	(p)10.8
12-month % change		2.7	1.8	2.8	4.7	6.9	(p)3.8
Manufacturing(4)		12.5	12.5	12.7	12.6	12.7	(p)12.5
12-month % change		2.5	2.5	4.1	3.3	4.1	(p)2.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		18.3	18.2	18.4	18.6	19.1	(p)18.6
12-month % change		-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	-1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
Information(4)		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	-14.3	-14.3	(p)-14.3
Financial Activities(4)		3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	(p)3.7
12-month % change		0.0	2.8	2.7	2.7	5.6	(p)2.8
Professional and Business Services(4)		9.9	9.7	10.0	10.0	9.9	(p)9.8
12-month % change		-6.6	-5.8	-1.0	0.0	1.0	(p)3.2
Education and Health Services(4)		15.0	14.9	15.0	15.1	15.1	(p)15.1
12-month % change		2.7	2.1	1.4	2.7	2.7	(p)3.4
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		14.7	14.4	14.6	14.5	14.4	(p)14.2
12-month % change		1.4	0.7	3.5	2.8	2.9	(p)2.2
Other Services(4)		3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	(p)3.3
12-month % change		3.1	3.1	6.3	6.3	6.3	(p)0.0
Government(4)		15.6	16.0	16.1	16.4	16.2	(p)16.1
12-month % change		0.6	0.0	-1.2	0.6	-0.6	(p)0.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary