Lake Charles MSA Employment and Labor Market Data
The following labor market figures for the Lake Charles MSA come from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC).
Household employment figures come from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) from the BLS. The nonfarm and industry employment statistics are from the State and Metro Area Employment, Hours, & Earnings from the BLS. The job openings data comes from the LWC Louisiana Occupational Information System (LOIS).
The latest employment data each month is preliminary. The next month, this is revised and the previous month is revised as more data comes in. Every year, the employment data is subject to benchmark revisions which may cause large changes.
For more information, please contract the Drew CBEA.
Lake Charles MSA Household Employment Statistics
Lake Charles Household Employment
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Date | Unemployment Rate | Unemployment | Employment | Labor Force |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | Jan 2017 | 5.3 | 5,993 | 106,550 | 112,543 |
| 2 | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | Feb 2017 | 4.8 | 5,408 | 107,307 | 112,715 |
| 3 | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | Mar 2017 | 4.5 | 5,140 | 109,393 | 114,533 |
| 4 | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | Apr 2017 | 4.3 | 5,009 | 110,755 | 115,764 |
| 5 | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | May 2017 | 4.4 | 5,086 | 111,045 | 116,131 |
| 6 | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | Jun 2017 | 4.8 | 5,741 | 113,174 | 118,915 |
| 7 | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | Jul 2017 | 4.7 | 5,632 | 114,311 | 119,943 |
| 8 | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | Aug 2017 | 4.6 | 5,478 | 113,412 | 118,890 |
| 9 | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | Sep 2017 | 4.5 | 5,304 | 113,292 | 118,596 |
| 10 | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | dgroft | Apr 2025 07:54 PM | Oct 2017 | 3.8 | 4,553 | 113,754 | 118,307 |
| Date | Unemployment Rate | Unemployment | Employment | Labor Force |
Lake Charles MSA Industry Employment Statistics
(Employment figures in thousands)
Lake Charles MSA Industry Employment
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Date | Total Nonfarm | Goods Producing | Service-Providing | Mining and Logging | Construction | Manufacturing | Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | Information | Financial Activities | Professional and Business Services | Education and Health Services | Leisure and Hospitality | Other Services | Government | Total Private |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | Jan 2017 | 119.0 | 34.1 | 84.9 | 0.6 | 22.9 | 10.6 | 19.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 10.1 | 14.5 | 15.7 | 3.6 | 17.3 | 101.7 |
| 2 | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | Feb 2017 | 119.8 | 34.3 | 85.5 | 0.6 | 23.0 | 10.7 | 19.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 14.6 | 15.8 | 3.7 | 17.5 | 102.3 |
| 3 | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | Mar 2017 | 121.4 | 35.7 | 85.7 | 0.6 | 24.4 | 10.7 | 19.3 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 10.4 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 3.7 | 17.3 | 104.1 |
| 4 | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | Apr 2017 | 122.9 | 36.7 | 86.2 | 0.5 | 25.4 | 10.8 | 19.4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 10.6 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 3.8 | 17.5 | 105.4 |
| 5 | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | May 2017 | 124.6 | 38.2 | 86.4 | 0.5 | 26.8 | 10.9 | 19.3 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 14.5 | 16.2 | 3.8 | 17.6 | 107.0 |
| 6 | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | Jun 2017 | 126.1 | 39.4 | 86.7 | 0.5 | 28.0 | 10.9 | 19.5 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 14.4 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 17.5 | 108.6 |
| 7 | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | Jul 2017 | 125.6 | 39.7 | 85.9 | 0.5 | 28.3 | 10.9 | 19.5 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 10.4 | 14.6 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 16.5 | 109.1 |
| 8 | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | Aug 2017 | 125.8 | 39.9 | 85.9 | 0.5 | 28.5 | 10.9 | 19.4 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 14.7 | 16.5 | 3.9 | 16.5 | 109.3 |
| 9 | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | Sep 2017 | 124.6 | 38.6 | 86.0 | 0.5 | 27.3 | 10.8 | 19.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 10.4 | 14.7 | 16.3 | 3.9 | 17.0 | 107.6 |
| 10 | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 02:05 PM | Oct 2017 | 125.7 | 39.1 | 86.6 | 0.5 | 27.7 | 10.9 | 19.3 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 10.7 | 14.6 | 16.1 | 3.9 | 17.5 | 108.2 |
| Date | Total Nonfarm | Goods Producing | Service-Providing | Mining and Logging | Construction | Manufacturing | Trade, Transportation, and Utilities | Information | Financial Activities | Professional and Business Services | Education and Health Services | Leisure and Hospitality | Other Services | Government |
Lake Charles MSA Earnings Measures
Lake Charles Earnings Measures
| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Date | Average Weekly Earnings | Average Hourly Earnings | Average Weekly Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | Jan 2017 | 921.4 | 24.8 | 37.2 |
| 2 | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | Feb 2017 | 936.1 | 24.7 | 37.9 |
| 3 | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | Mar 2017 | 938.9 | 24.5 | 38.4 |
| 4 | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | Apr 2017 | 873.0 | 23.3 | 37.5 |
| 5 | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | May 2017 | 891.7 | 23.6 | 37.8 |
| 6 | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | Jun 2017 | 823.2 | 22.7 | 36.2 |
| 7 | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | Jul 2017 | 850.0 | 23.2 | 36.7 |
| 8 | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | Aug 2017 | 816.4 | 22.5 | 36.3 |
| 9 | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | Sep 2017 | 842.9 | 22.7 | 37.1 |
| 10 | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | dgroft | Mar 2025 09:39 PM | Oct 2017 | 806.7 | 22.1 | 36.5 |
| Date | Average Weekly Earnings | Average Hourly Earnings | Average Weekly Hours |
Lake Charles MSA Job Openings and Job Postings Data
Lake Charles MSA Job Openings and Postings
| wdt_ID | Date | Job Openings | Job Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 2017 | 5,973.0 | 2,792.0 |
| 2 | Feb 2017 | 5,679.0 | 2,075.0 |
| 3 | Mar 2017 | 6,056.0 | 2,766.0 |
| 4 | Apr 2017 | 6,109.0 | 2,310.0 |
| 5 | May 2017 | 5,922.0 | 2,496.0 |
| 6 | Jun 2017 | 5,622.0 | 2,520.0 |
| 7 | Jul 2017 | 5,720.0 | 2,652.0 |
| 8 | Aug 2017 | 5,257.0 | 2,030.0 |
| 9 | Sep 2017 | 4,944.0 | 1,995.0 |
| 10 | Oct 2017 | 5,015.0 | 2,072.0 |
| Date | Job Openings | Job Postings |