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Unemployed people in Lake Charles, LA

Unemployed people in Lake Charles, LA was 1,594 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 13 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,594
Change on 2024+0.7%
Rank5th of 13Cities in Louisiana ranked
Series high4,3462020
Series low1,3012006

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Unemployed people in Lake Charles, LA, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,281 persons1991: 3,027 persons1992: 3,186 persons1993: 2,811 persons1994: 2,910 persons1995: 2,530 persons1996: 2,460 persons1997: 2,584 persons1998: 2,251 persons1999: 2,241 persons2000: 1,950 persons2001: 2,200 persons2002: 2,199 persons2003: 2,487 persons2004: 2,136 persons2005: 2,649 persons2006: 1,301 persons2007: 1,408 persons2008: 1,541 persons2009: 2,094 persons2010: 2,475 persons2011: 2,546 persons2012: 2,305 persons2013: 2,176 persons2014: 2,206 persons2015: 2,077 persons2016: 1,967 persons2017: 1,767 persons2018: 1,735 persons2019: 1,772 persons2020: 4,346 persons2021: 2,491 persons2022: 1,363 persons2023: 1,346 persons2024: 1,583 persons2025: 1,594 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 2,281 persons1991: 3,027 persons1992: 3,186 persons1993: 2,811 persons1994: 2,910 persons1995: 2,530 persons1996: 2,460 persons1997: 2,584 persons1998: 2,251 persons1999: 2,241 persons2000: 1,950 persons2001: 2,200 persons2002: 2,199 persons2003: 2,487 persons2004: 2,136 persons2005: 2,649 persons2006: 1,301 persons2007: 1,408 persons2008: 1,541 persons2009: 2,094 persons2010: 2,475 persons2011: 2,546 persons2012: 2,305 persons2013: 2,176 persons2014: 2,206 persons2015: 2,077 persons2016: 1,967 persons2017: 1,767 persons2018: 1,735 persons2019: 1,772 persons2020: 4,346 persons2021: 2,491 persons2022: 1,363 persons2023: 1,346 persons2024: 1,583 persons2025: 1,594 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,594
20241,583
20231,346
20221,363
20212,491
20204,346
20191,772
20181,735
20171,767
20161,967
20152,077
20142,206
20132,176
20122,305
20112,546
20102,475
20092,094
20081,541
20071,408
20061,301
20052,649
20042,136
20032,487
20022,199
20012,200
20001,950
19992,241
19982,251
19972,584
19962,460
19952,530
19942,910
19932,811
19923,186
19913,027
19902,281

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/lake-charles-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/lake-charles-la.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/lake-charles-la (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Lake Charles, LA?

Unemployed people in Lake Charles, LA was 1,594 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Lake Charles, LA?

4,346 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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