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Business establishments (QCEW) in Lafourche Parish

Business establishments (QCEW) in Lafourche Parish was 2,208 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, count2,208
Change on 2024+0.1%
Rank15th of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high2,2082025
Series low1,9892004

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

1,9502,0002,0502,1002,1502,2002,25020012005200920132017202120252001: 1,999 count2002: 2,014 count2003: 2,012 count2004: 1,989 count2005: 2,010 count2006: 2,044 count2007: 2,072 count2008: 2,154 count2009: 2,160 count2010: 2,198 count2011: 2,120 count2012: 2,129 count2013: 2,116 count2014: 2,067 count2015: 2,057 count2016: 2,072 count2017: 2,040 count2018: 2,026 count2019: 2,034 count2020: 2,062 count2021: 2,102 count2022: 2,116 count2023: 2,179 count2024: 2,205 count2025: 2,208 count1,9002,0002,1002,2002,3002001201020252001: 1,999 count2002: 2,014 count2003: 2,012 count2004: 1,989 count2005: 2,010 count2006: 2,044 count2007: 2,072 count2008: 2,154 count2009: 2,160 count2010: 2,198 count2011: 2,120 count2012: 2,129 count2013: 2,116 count2014: 2,067 count2015: 2,057 count2016: 2,072 count2017: 2,040 count2018: 2,026 count2019: 2,034 count2020: 2,062 count2021: 2,102 count2022: 2,116 count2023: 2,179 count2024: 2,205 count2025: 2,208 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
20252,208
20242,205
20232,179
20222,116
20212,102
20202,062
20192,034
20182,026
20172,040
20162,072
20152,057
20142,067
20132,116
20122,129
20112,120
20102,198
20092,160
20082,154
20072,072
20062,044
20052,010
20041,989
20032,012
20022,014
20011,999

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2025
Lafourche Parish2,208
Louisiana157,334
United States12,112,924

Lafourche 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
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  • 900 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 3,800
  • 3,800 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Lafourche 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), Lafourche 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), Lafourche 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/lafourche-parish-louisiana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), Lafourche 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/lafourche-parish-louisiana.

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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), Lafourche 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/lafourche-parish-louisiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Business establishments (QCEW) in Lafourche Parish was 2,208 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 15th 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 Lafourche Parish?

2,208 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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