Lake Charles, LA
Lake Charles, LA
Data Series |
Back Data |
July 2012 |
Aug 2012 |
Sept 2012 |
Oct 2012 |
Nov 2012 |
Dec 2012 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
95.1 |
93.7 |
93.3 |
94.5 |
93.6 |
92.5 |
Employment |
|
88.1 |
87.4 |
87.9 |
89.1 |
89.6 |
87.6 |
Unemployment |
|
7.0 |
6.3 |
5.3 |
5.5 |
4.0 |
4.9 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
7.4 |
6.7 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
88.9 |
89.1 |
89.3 |
89.7 |
90.8 |
89.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
Mining and Logging |
|
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
12-month % change |
|
7.7 |
15.4 |
7.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Construction |
|
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
-1.2 |
0.0 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
Manufacturing |
|
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 |
1.1 |
-1.1 |
-1.1 |
-2.3 |
-3.4 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
15.2 |
15.2 |
15.4 |
15.5 |
16.4 |
16.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.7 |
-5.6 |
-5.5 |
-2.5 |
2.5 |
-0.6 |
Professional and Business Services |
|
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
Leisure and Hospitality |
|
11.9 |
11.9 |
11.6 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
11.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.5 |
4.4 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
Government |
|
15.5 |
15.4 |
15.7 |
15.8 |
16.1 |
16.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 |
-1.3 |
-1.9 |
-0.6 |
-1.2 |
-1.2 |
Data extracted on:
February 21, 2013
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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