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Civilian labor force in Central, LA

Civilian labor force in Central, LA was 15,075 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 13 cities in 2025.

2025, persons15,075
Change on 2024-0.2%
Rank10th of 13Cities in Louisiana ranked
Series high15,8312009
Series low13,6352002

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Civilian labor force in Central, LA, 2000 to 2025

13.5K14K14.5K15K15.5K16K20002004200820122016202020252000: 14,089 persons2001: 13,827 persons2002: 13,635 persons2003: 13,702 persons2004: 13,842 persons2005: 14,781 persons2006: 15,139 persons2007: 15,498 persons2008: 15,683 persons2009: 15,831 persons2010: 13,754 persons2011: 14,019 persons2012: 14,187 persons2013: 14,524 persons2014: 15,053 persons2015: 15,275 persons2016: 14,170 persons2017: 14,271 persons2018: 14,450 persons2019: 14,492 persons2020: 14,026 persons2021: 14,353 persons2022: 14,739 persons2023: 14,814 persons2024: 15,102 persons2025: 15,075 persons13K14K15K16K20002009201820252000: 14,089 persons2001: 13,827 persons2002: 13,635 persons2003: 13,702 persons2004: 13,842 persons2005: 14,781 persons2006: 15,139 persons2007: 15,498 persons2008: 15,683 persons2009: 15,831 persons2010: 13,754 persons2011: 14,019 persons2012: 14,187 persons2013: 14,524 persons2014: 15,053 persons2015: 15,275 persons2016: 14,170 persons2017: 14,271 persons2018: 14,450 persons2019: 14,492 persons2020: 14,026 persons2021: 14,353 persons2022: 14,739 persons2023: 14,814 persons2024: 15,102 persons2025: 15,075 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 26 values
Periodpersons
202515,075
202415,102
202314,814
202214,739
202114,353
202014,026
201914,492
201814,450
201714,271
201614,170
201515,275
201415,053
201314,524
201214,187
201114,019
201013,754
200915,831
200815,683
200715,498
200615,139
200514,781
200413,842
200313,702
200213,635
200113,827
200014,089

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/central-la. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/central-la.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Central, LA, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/central-la (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/central-la. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the civilian labor force in Central, LA?

Civilian labor force in Central, LA was 15,075 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 13 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Central, LA?

15,831 in 2009, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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