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Cities in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Broussard, LA had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 35 cities in 2024, at 77.1%. Ruston, LA had the lowest, at 45.7%. The median was 59.6% and the figure for Louisiana was 59.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.1Broussard, LA
Lowest45.7Ruston, LA
Median59.635 cities
Louisiana59.3History

All cities, 2024

Broussard, LA: 77.1 %Broussard, LA77.1Youngsville, LA: 72.8 %Youngsville, LA72.8Zachary, LA: 71.6 %Zachary, LA71.6Carencro, LA: 67.2 %Carencro, LA67.2Baker, LA: 66.3 %Baker, LA66.3Gonzales, LA: 65.7 %Gonzales, LA65.7Kenner, LA: 64.7 %Kenner, LA64.7Mandeville, LA: 63.4 %Mandeville, LA63.4Central, LA: 63.3 %Central, LA63.3Lafayette, LA: 63 %Lafayette, LA63Bossier City, LA: 62.2 %Bossier City, LA62.2Lake Charles, LA: 61.5 %Lake Charles, LA61.5New Orleans, LA: 60.7 %New Orleans, LA60.7Baton Rouge, LA: 60.6 %Baton Rouge, LA60.6Houma, LA: 60.4 %Houma, LA60.4Slidell, LA: 60.4 %Slidell, LA60.4Morgan City, LA: 59.7 %Morgan City, LA59.7Thibodaux, LA: 59.6 %Thibodaux, LA59.6West Monroe, LA: 58.8 %West Monroe, LA58.8Sulphur, LA: 58.2 %Sulphur, LA58.2Shreveport, LA: 57.8 %Shreveport, LA57.8Abbeville, LA: 57.7 %Abbeville, LA57.7Alexandria, LA: 57.6 %Alexandria, LA57.6Hammond, LA: 57.5 %Hammond, LA57.5Gretna, LA: 57.1 %Gretna, LA57.1Pineville, LA: 56.3 %Pineville, LA56.3New Iberia, LA: 55 %New Iberia, LA55Monroe, LA: 54.7 %Monroe, LA54.7Covington, LA: 54.3 %Covington, LA54.3Natchitoches, LA: 53.9 %Natchitoches, LA53.9Minden, LA: 49.7 %Minden, LA49.7Bogalusa, LA: 49.3 %Bogalusa, LA49.3Opelousas, LA: 49.2 %Opelousas, LA49.2Crowley, LA: 47.8 %Crowley, LA47.8Ruston, LA: 45.7 %Ruston, LA45.7Broussard, LA: 77.1 %Broussard, LA77.1Youngsville, LA: 72.8 %Youngsville, LA72.8Zachary, LA: 71.6 %Zachary, LA71.6Carencro, LA: 67.2 %Carencro, LA67.2Baker, LA: 66.3 %Baker, LA66.3Gonzales, LA: 65.7 %Gonzales, LA65.7Kenner, LA: 64.7 %Kenner, LA64.7Mandeville, LA: 63.4 %Mandeville, LA63.4Central, LA: 63.3 %Central, LA63.3Lafayette, LA: 63 %Lafayette, LA63Bossier City, LA: 62.2 %Bossier City, LA62.2Lake Charles, LA: 61.5 %Lake Charles, LA61.5New Orleans, LA: 60.7 %New Orleans, LA60.7Baton Rouge, LA: 60.6 %Baton Rouge, LA60.6Houma, LA: 60.4 %Houma, LA60.4Slidell, LA: 60.4 %Slidell, LA60.4Morgan City, LA: 59.7 %Morgan City, LA59.7Thibodaux, LA: 59.6 %Thibodaux, LA59.6West Monroe, LA: 58.8 %West Monroe, LA58.8Sulphur, LA: 58.2 %Sulphur, LA58.2Shreveport, LA: 57.8 %Shreveport, LA57.8Abbeville, LA: 57.7 %Abbeville, LA57.7Alexandria, LA: 57.6 %Alexandria, LA57.6Hammond, LA: 57.5 %Hammond, LA57.5Gretna, LA: 57.1 %Gretna, LA57.1Pineville, LA: 56.3 %Pineville, LA56.3New Iberia, LA: 55 %New Iberia, LA55Monroe, LA: 54.7 %Monroe, LA54.7Covington, LA: 54.3 %Covington, LA54.3Natchitoches, LA: 53.9 %Natchitoches, LA53.9Minden, LA: 49.7 %Minden, LA49.7Bogalusa, LA: 49.3 %Bogalusa, LA49.3Opelousas, LA: 49.2 %Opelousas, LA49.2Crowley, LA: 47.8 %Crowley, LA47.8Ruston, LA: 45.7 %Ruston, LA45.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Broussard, LA77.1-1.8 pts
2Youngsville, LA72.8+1.5 pts
3Zachary, LA71.6-3.8 pts
4Carencro, LA67.2+2 pts
5Baker, LA66.3-4 pts
6Gonzales, LA65.7+3 pts
7Kenner, LA64.7-1.6 pts
8Mandeville, LA63.4-0 pts
9Central, LA63.3+1.1 pts
10Lafayette, LA63-0.1 pts
11Bossier City, LA62.2+0.9 pts
12Lake Charles, LA61.5+1.7 pts
13New Orleans, LA60.7-0.8 pts
14Baton Rouge, LA60.6-0.8 pts
15Houma, LA60.4+0.4 pts
16Slidell, LA60.4-1.2 pts
17Morgan City, LA59.7-0.2 pts
18Thibodaux, LA59.6-2.4 pts
19West Monroe, LA58.8-2.3 pts
20Sulphur, LA58.2+1.9 pts
21Shreveport, LA57.8+0.2 pts
22Abbeville, LA57.7-1.5 pts
23Alexandria, LA57.6+1.6 pts
24Hammond, LA57.5+0.7 pts
25Gretna, LA57.1-0.9 pts
26Pineville, LA56.3-0.9 pts
27New Iberia, LA55+0.4 pts
28Monroe, LA54.7+1.9 pts
29Covington, LA54.3-0.5 pts
30Natchitoches, LA53.9-1.1 pts
31Minden, LA49.7+3.3 pts
32Bogalusa, LA49.3-2.7 pts
33Opelousas, LA49.2+0.4 pts
34Crowley, LA47.8+2.6 pts
35Ruston, LA45.7-6.9 pts

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People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Broussard, LA, with 77.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Ruston, LA, with 45.7% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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