Lake Charles Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Lake Charles Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 156,960, see rank | 3,610,029 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 75,847, 48.32%, see rank | 48.33% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 52,040, 68.61%, see rank | 66.11% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 134, 0.18%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 51,906, 68.44%, see rank | 65.37% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 47,410, 91.34%, see rank | 91.24% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,496, 8.66%, see rank | 8.76% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,807, 31.39%, see rank | 33.89% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 81,113, 51.68%, see rank | 51.67% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 44,764, 55.19%, see rank | 56.47% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 44,764, 55.19%, see rank | 56.38% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 40,716, 90.96%, see rank | 91.46% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,048, 9.04%, see rank | 8.54% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 36,349, 44.81%, see rank | 43.53% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Lake Charles Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 154,763, see rank | 3,542,555 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 74,704, 48.27%, see rank | 48.31% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 51,656, 69.15%, see rank | 67.09% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 106, 0.14%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 51,550, 69.01%, see rank | 66.26% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 46,663, 90.52%, see rank | 91.33% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,887, 9.48%, see rank | 8.67% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 23,048, 30.85%, see rank | 32.91% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 80,059, 51.73%, see rank | 51.69% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 44,675, 55.80%, see rank | 57.02% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 44,675, 55.80%, see rank | 56.90% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 41,289, 92.42%, see rank | 91.89% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,386, 7.58%, see rank | 8.11% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 35,384, 44.20%, see rank | 42.98% | 40.57% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Lake Charles Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 151,946, see rank | 3,455,412 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 73,158, 48.15%, see rank | 48.25% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 51,066, 69.80%, see rank | 67.46% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 101, 0.14%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 50,965, 69.66%, see rank | 66.60% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 46,572, 91.38%, see rank | 92.09% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,393, 8.62%, see rank | 7.91% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 22,092, 30.20%, see rank | 32.54% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 78,788, 51.85%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 44,692, 56.72%, see rank | 56.41% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 18, 0.02%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 44,674, 56.70%, see rank | 56.28% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 41,898, 93.79%, see rank | 92.44% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,776, 6.21%, see rank | 7.56% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 34,096, 43.28%, see rank | 43.59% | 40.60% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Lake Charles Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 148,471, see rank | 3,428,972 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 71,477, 48.14%, see rank | 47.89% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 50,944, 71.27%, see rank | 67.71% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 84, 0.12%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 50,860, 71.16%, see rank | 66.78% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 46,622, 91.67%, see rank | 92.46% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,238, 8.33%, see rank | 7.54% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 20,533, 28.73%, see rank | 32.29% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 76,994, 51.86%, see rank | 52.11% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 43,649, 56.69%, see rank | 56.01% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 22, 0.03%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 43,627, 56.66%, see rank | 55.88% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 40,878, 93.70%, see rank | 92.41% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 2,749, 6.30%, see rank | 7.59% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 33,345, 43.31%, see rank | 43.99% | 40.90% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.