# Labor Force: Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Labor Force: Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 0.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with 0.5% in August 2025.
The level stood at 100,059 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.0% (Oct 2020) to 6.2% (Aug 2017), averaging −1.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-29340.LF.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/labor-force-lake-charles-la-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 100,059 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 100,545 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 101,032 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 101,829 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 101,105 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 101,734 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 101,398 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 100,986 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 99,994 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 101,267 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 101,802 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 99,847 thousands | 0.8 |
| August 2025 | 99,636 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2025 | 100,869 thousands | 0.6 |
| June 2025 | 100,982 thousands | 0.8 |
| May 2025 | 99,032 thousands | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 98,933 thousands | −0.03 |
| March 2025 | 99,039 thousands | 0.04 |
| February 2025 | 97,835 thousands | −0.05 |
| January 2025 | 96,921 thousands | 0.1 |
| December 2024 | 97,064 thousands | −0.3 |
| November 2024 | 97,865 thousands | −0.5 |
| October 2024 | 98,419 thousands | −0.09 |
| September 2024 | 99,048 thousands | 0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29340.LF.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-29340.LF.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```