Lake Charles, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 119,100 jobs in Lake Charles, Louisiana in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 113,546 employed persons for the month. Lake Charles added 200 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 139 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lake Charles job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	119,100	+200	+4,500
CPS	113,546	-139	+6,721

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Lake Charles, Louisiana Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Lake Charles as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Lake Charles, Louisiana

CES employment for Lake Charles in April 2018 is at a new high of 119,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 113,894 for Lake Charles in February 2018. 348 jobs have been lost in Lake Charles since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lake Charles, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	119,100	200	113,546	-139
March 2018	118,900	1,000	113,685	-209
February 2018	117,900	1,400	113,894	1,516
January 2018	116,500	-100	112,378	976
December 2017	116,600	-200	111,402	507
November 2017	116,800	100	110,895	490
October 2017	116,700	-100	110,405	374
September 2017	116,800	-700	110,031	344
August 2017	117,500	400	109,687	565
July 2017	117,100	200	109,122	777
June 2017	116,900	1,200	108,345	789
May 2017	115,700	1,100	107,556	731