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Employed residents in Lake Charles, LA

Employed residents in Lake Charles, LA was 32,765 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 13 cities in 2025.

2025, persons32,765
Change on 2024+1.1%
Rank5th of 13Cities in Louisiana ranked
Series high38,7522018
Series low29,9561990

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Employed residents in Lake Charles, LA, 1990 to 2025

28K30K32K34K36K38K40K19901996200220082014202020251990: 29,956 persons1991: 31,080 persons1992: 31,192 persons1993: 30,430 persons1994: 31,723 persons1995: 32,740 persons1996: 33,932 persons1997: 34,285 persons1998: 34,385 persons1999: 34,842 persons2000: 30,823 persons2001: 30,553 persons2002: 30,214 persons2003: 30,472 persons2004: 30,677 persons2005: 31,432 persons2006: 32,508 persons2007: 32,845 persons2008: 33,598 persons2009: 32,298 persons2010: 30,569 persons2011: 30,542 persons2012: 31,419 persons2013: 31,901 persons2014: 33,762 persons2015: 35,882 persons2016: 35,704 persons2017: 37,974 persons2018: 38,752 persons2019: 37,636 persons2020: 32,620 persons2021: 33,021 persons2022: 32,754 persons2023: 32,363 persons2024: 32,394 persons2025: 32,765 persons27.5K30K32.5K35K37.5K40K19902002201420251990: 29,956 persons1991: 31,080 persons1992: 31,192 persons1993: 30,430 persons1994: 31,723 persons1995: 32,740 persons1996: 33,932 persons1997: 34,285 persons1998: 34,385 persons1999: 34,842 persons2000: 30,823 persons2001: 30,553 persons2002: 30,214 persons2003: 30,472 persons2004: 30,677 persons2005: 31,432 persons2006: 32,508 persons2007: 32,845 persons2008: 33,598 persons2009: 32,298 persons2010: 30,569 persons2011: 30,542 persons2012: 31,419 persons2013: 31,901 persons2014: 33,762 persons2015: 35,882 persons2016: 35,704 persons2017: 37,974 persons2018: 38,752 persons2019: 37,636 persons2020: 32,620 persons2021: 33,021 persons2022: 32,754 persons2023: 32,363 persons2024: 32,394 persons2025: 32,765 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202532,765
202432,394
202332,363
202232,754
202133,021
202032,620
201937,636
201838,752
201737,974
201635,704
201535,882
201433,762
201331,901
201231,419
201130,542
201030,569
200932,298
200833,598
200732,845
200632,508
200531,432
200430,677
200330,472
200230,214
200130,553
200030,823
199934,842
199834,385
199734,285
199633,932
199532,740
199431,723
199330,430
199231,192
199131,080
199029,956

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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: employment (measure 05), 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: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Lake Charles, LA, 1990 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Lake Charles, 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/employed-residents/lake-charles-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Lake Charles, 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/employed-residents/lake-charles-la.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Lake Charles, 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/employed-residents/lake-charles-la (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in Lake Charles, LA?

Employed residents in Lake Charles, LA was 32,765 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.1% from 2024. That is the 5th 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Lake Charles, LA?

38,752 in 2018, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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