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

All 35 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Broussard, LA | 77.1 |
| 2 | Youngsville, LA | 72.8 |
| 3 | Zachary, LA | 71.6 |
| 4 | Carencro, LA | 67.2 |
| 5 | Baker, LA | 66.3 |
| 6 | Gonzales, LA | 65.7 |
| 7 | Kenner, LA | 64.7 |
| 8 | Mandeville, LA | 63.4 |
| 9 | Central, LA | 63.3 |
| 10 | Lafayette, LA | 63 |
| 11 | Bossier City, LA | 62.2 |
| 12 | Lake Charles, LA | 61.5 |
| 13 | New Orleans, LA | 60.7 |
| 14 | Baton Rouge, LA | 60.6 |
| 15 | Houma, LA | 60.4 |
| 16 | Slidell, LA | 60.4 |
| 17 | Morgan City, LA | 59.7 |
| 18 | Thibodaux, LA | 59.6 |
| 19 | West Monroe, LA | 58.8 |
| 20 | Sulphur, LA | 58.2 |
| 21 | Shreveport, LA | 57.8 |
| 22 | Abbeville, LA | 57.7 |
| 23 | Alexandria, LA | 57.6 |
| 24 | Hammond, LA | 57.5 |
| 25 | Gretna, LA | 57.1 |
| 26 | Pineville, LA | 56.3 |
| 27 | New Iberia, LA | 55 |
| 28 | Monroe, LA | 54.7 |
| 29 | Covington, LA | 54.3 |
| 30 | Natchitoches, LA | 53.9 |
| 31 | Minden, LA | 49.7 |
| 32 | Bogalusa, LA | 49.3 |
| 33 | Opelousas, LA | 49.2 |
| 34 | Crowley, LA | 47.8 |
| 35 | Ruston, LA | 45.7 |