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Civilian labor force in Lafayette, LA

Civilian labor force in Lafayette, LA was 62,386 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 13 cities in 2025.

2025, persons62,386
Change on 2024+1.2%
Rank4th of 13Cities in Louisiana ranked
Series high65,7892014
Series low47,2921990

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Civilian labor force in Lafayette, LA, 1990 to 2025

45K50K55K60K65K70K19901996200220082014202020251990: 47,292 persons1991: 49,135 persons1992: 49,614 persons1993: 49,068 persons1994: 50,493 persons1995: 51,478 persons1996: 52,809 persons1997: 54,688 persons1998: 55,985 persons1999: 54,807 persons2000: 55,961 persons2001: 57,489 persons2002: 56,968 persons2003: 56,722 persons2004: 56,821 persons2005: 59,657 persons2006: 61,351 persons2007: 61,297 persons2008: 61,971 persons2009: 61,419 persons2010: 62,481 persons2011: 62,946 persons2012: 64,255 persons2013: 64,688 persons2014: 65,789 persons2015: 64,055 persons2016: 61,545 persons2017: 60,668 persons2018: 60,843 persons2019: 60,735 persons2020: 59,889 persons2021: 60,803 persons2022: 61,338 persons2023: 61,497 persons2024: 61,674 persons2025: 62,386 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 36 values
Periodpersons
202562,386
202461,674
202361,497
202261,338
202160,803
202059,889
201960,735
201860,843
201760,668
201661,545
201564,055
201465,789
201364,688
201264,255
201162,946
201062,481
200961,419
200861,971
200761,297
200661,351
200559,657
200456,821
200356,722
200256,968
200157,489
200055,961
199954,807
199855,985
199754,688
199652,809
199551,478
199450,493
199349,068
199249,614
199149,135
199047,292

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. 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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

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, Lafayette, LA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Lafayette, LA, 1990 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/lafayette-la. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, Lafayette, LA, 1990 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/lafayette-la.

Harvard

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, Lafayette, LA, 1990 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/lafayette-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/lafayette-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 Lafayette, LA?

Civilian labor force in Lafayette, LA was 62,386 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.2% from 2024. That is the 4th 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 Lafayette, LA?

65,789 in 2014, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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