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

Unemployment: Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 2.8% year on year in September 2025, compared with −7.3% in August 2025.
The level stood at 3,923.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −65.8% (Sep 2021) to 244.0% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 3,923.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 3,826.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 4,387.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 5,054.0 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 4,601.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 4,009.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 4,783.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 4,760.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 4,744.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 4,175.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 4,554.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 4,608.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| August 2025 | 4,512.0 thousands | −7.3 |
| July 2025 | 4,715.0 thousands | −4.7 |
| June 2025 | 4,980.0 thousands | 0.5 |
| May 2025 | 4,506.0 thousands | 14.8 |
| April 2025 | 3,992.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| March 2025 | 4,444.0 thousands | 7.6 |
| February 2025 | 4,343.0 thousands | 2.0 |
| January 2025 | 4,573.0 thousands | 5.5 |
| December 2024 | 4,267.0 thousands | 8.4 |
| November 2024 | 4,600.0 thousands | 20.9 |
| October 2024 | 4,708.0 thousands | 18.4 |
| September 2024 | 4,743.0 thousands | 18.0 |

## API

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

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