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Business establishments (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish

Business establishments (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish was 12,209 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, count12,209
Change on 2024+1.8%
Rank4th of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high12,2092025
Series low7,2142001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish, 2001 to 2025

7,0008,0009,00010K11K12K13K20012005200920132017202120252001: 7,214 count2002: 7,323 count2003: 7,456 count2004: 7,551 count2005: 7,793 count2006: 8,179 count2007: 8,429 count2008: 8,794 count2009: 8,973 count2010: 9,261 count2011: 8,944 count2012: 9,034 count2013: 9,173 count2014: 9,033 count2015: 9,164 count2016: 9,329 count2017: 9,545 count2018: 9,749 count2019: 10,031 count2020: 10,342 count2021: 10,760 count2022: 11,350 count2023: 11,877 count2024: 11,990 count2025: 12,209 count6,0008,00010K12K14K2001201020252001: 7,214 count2002: 7,323 count2003: 7,456 count2004: 7,551 count2005: 7,793 count2006: 8,179 count2007: 8,429 count2008: 8,794 count2009: 8,973 count2010: 9,261 count2011: 8,944 count2012: 9,034 count2013: 9,173 count2014: 9,033 count2015: 9,164 count2016: 9,329 count2017: 9,545 count2018: 9,749 count2019: 10,031 count2020: 10,342 count2021: 10,760 count2022: 11,350 count2023: 11,877 count2024: 11,990 count2025: 12,209 count
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodcount
202512,209
202411,990
202311,877
202211,350
202110,760
202010,342
201910,031
20189,749
20179,545
20169,329
20159,164
20149,033
20139,173
20129,034
20118,944
20109,261
20098,973
20088,794
20078,429
20068,179
20057,793
20047,551
20037,456
20027,323
20017,214

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2025
Lafayette Parish12,209
Louisiana157,334
United States12,112,924

Lafayette Parish compared with nearby places

Acadia Parish: 1,465 countAllen Parish: 436 countAscension Parish: 4,054 countAssumption Parish: 332 countAvoyelles Parish: 965 countBeauregard Parish: 878 countBienville Parish: 322 countBossier Parish: 3,735 countCaddo Parish: 8,016 countCalcasieu Parish: 6,143 countCaldwell Parish: 229 countCameron Parish: 166 countCatahoula Parish: 273 countClaiborne Parish: 269 countConcordia Parish: 490 countDe Soto Parish: 662 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 19,286 countEast Carroll Parish: 174 countEast Feliciana Parish: 396 countEvangeline Parish: 643 countFranklin Parish: 482 countGrant Parish: 291 countIberia Parish: 1,913 countIberville Parish: 827 countJackson Parish: 322 countJefferson Parish: 16,062 countJefferson Davis Parish: 804 countLafayette Parish: 12,209 countLafourche Parish: 2,208 countLaSalle Parish: 471 countLincoln Parish: 1,529 countLivingston Parish: 3,270 countMadison Parish: 266 countMorehouse Parish: 566 countNatchitoches Parish: 1,044 countOrleans Parish: 17,461 countOuachita Parish: 5,450 countPlaquemines Parish: 885 countPointe Coupee Parish: 535 countRapides Parish: 4,112 countRed River Parish: 204 countRichland Parish: 591 countSabine Parish: 584 countSt. Bernard Parish: 1,058 countSt. Charles Parish: 1,466 countSt. Helena Parish: 148 countSt. James Parish: 463 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 1,029 countSt. Landry Parish: 2,132 countSt. Martin Parish: 1,146 countSt. Mary Parish: 1,427 countSt. Tammany Parish: 11,235 countTangipahoa Parish: 3,888 countTensas Parish: 132 countTerrebonne Parish: 3,356 countUnion Parish: 464 countVermilion Parish: 1,382 countVernon Parish: 1,058 countWashington Parish: 906 countWebster Parish: 1,023 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 869 countWest Carroll Parish: 234 countWest Feliciana Parish: 320 countWinn Parish: 345 count
  • Under 300
  • 300 to 500
  • 500 to 900
  • 900 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 3,800
  • 3,800 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Lafayette Parish is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Business establishments (QCEW), Lafayette Parish, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Lafayette Parish, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/lafayette-parish-louisiana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Business establishments (QCEW), Lafayette Parish, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/lafayette-parish-louisiana.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Lafayette Parish, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/lafayette-parish-louisiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish was 12,209 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.8% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish?

12,209 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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