Southwest Information Office

Lake Charles

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPayWorkplace fatalities
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lake Charles — May 2023	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2024
Fatal Occupational Injuries in Louisiana	Workplace fatalities	Table	Jan 2025
Consumer Price Index, South Region — April 2025	Consumer price indexes	News Release	May 2025
Parish Employment and Wages in Louisiana – First Quarter 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2024

Lake Charles, LA Economy at a Glance:

Lake Charles, LA

Data Series	Back Data	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)98.7	(2)98.3	(2)97.3	95.7	96.7	(p)98.3
Employment(1)		(2)94.0	(2)93.7	(2)93.0	91.3	92.4	(p)93.7
Unemployment(1)		(2)4.8	(2)4.7	(2)4.4	4.5	4.3	(p)4.6
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)4.8	(2)4.7	(2)4.5	4.7	4.4	(p)4.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		105.1	105.1	104.4	103.2	104.3	(p)104.8
12-month % change		1.6	1.6	1.3	1.2	1.0	(p)1.0
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)		11.1	10.8	10.4	10.1	10.4	(p)10.6
12-month % change		4.7	2.9	2.0	0.0	-6.3	(p)-7.0
Manufacturing(4)		12.3	12.3	12.2	12.3	12.3	(p)12.3
12-month % change		2.5	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		18.6	18.8	19.1	18.5	18.6	(p)18.6
12-month % change		-0.5	-0.5	1.1	0.5	1.1	(p)1.6
Information(4)		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	(p)0.6
12-month % change		-14.3	-14.3	-14.3	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	(p)3.6
12-month % change		-2.7	0.0	-2.7	-2.7	-2.7	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		10.4	10.3	10.1	9.9	10.1	(p)10.1
12-month % change		6.1	6.2	4.1	4.2	5.2	(p)4.1
Education and Health Services(4)		14.7	14.7	14.7	14.7	14.8	(p)14.8
12-month % change		3.5	3.5	2.8	2.1	2.8	(p)2.8
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		14.2	14.3	14.2	14.2	14.2	(p)14.4
12-month % change		0.0	1.4	1.4	2.9	2.9	(p)2.9
Other Services(4)		2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	(p)2.9
12-month % change		3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	(p)3.6
Government(4)		16.3	16.4	16.2	16.0	16.4	(p)16.5
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	(p)1.2
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary