Lake Charles, Louisiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lake Charles fell 0.5 percentage points in May 2021 to 7.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Lake Charles peaked in May 2020 at 14.2% and is now 6.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lake Charles unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.8% | -0.3 | -7.5 |
| Louisiana | 7.1% | -0.1 | -6.0 |
| Lake Charles | 7.3% | -0.5 | -6.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Lake Charles, Louisiana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Lake Charles, Louisiana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Lake Charles peaked in May 2020 at 14,514. There are now 7,423 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lake Charles employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lake Charles, Louisiana) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | May 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Charles | 7,091 | -410 | -7,423 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Lake Charles, Louisiana Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Louisiana Unemployment Rate |
Lake Charles Unemployment Rate |
Lake Charles Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 |
5.9% | — | — | — |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 7,091 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 7,501 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 8,120 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 8,948 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 7.6% | 10.1% | 10,052 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 8,404 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 7.9% | 9.4% | 9,210 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.9% | 10.2% | 9,729 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.0% | 12.5% | 12,000 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8,306 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.1% | 9.4% | 9,152 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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