[citation needed] Labé is an important commercial centre in the region, arising out of its strategic geographical position between several other countries.

The city also benefits from a considerable diaspora whose repatriated income contributes significantly to infrastructural development in Labé and helps to overcome the region's relatively poorer revenue stream.

Currently the airport remains unused due to the lack of airline traffic connecting the different regions and major cities in Guinea.

The city has a sizable stadium (stade Saifoulaye Diallo) which hosts soccer/football games played by the local club Fello Star.

It is as hot by day as the coast of Guinea all year round, but cold to comfortable at night due to lower heat storage in thinner air.