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Business establishments (QCEW) in Orleans Parish

Business establishments (QCEW) in Orleans Parish was 17,461 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, count17,461
Change on 2024+1.5%
Rank2nd of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high17,4612025
Series low10,1762007

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

10K12K14K16K18K20012005200920132017202120252001: 13,271 count2002: 12,915 count2003: 12,726 count2004: 12,496 count2005: 12,734 count2006: 11,639 count2007: 10,176 count2008: 10,712 count2009: 10,654 count2010: 11,129 count2011: 10,923 count2012: 11,064 count2013: 11,145 count2014: 11,231 count2015: 11,672 count2016: 12,166 count2017: 12,606 count2018: 12,955 count2019: 13,450 count2020: 14,181 count2021: 15,178 count2022: 16,377 count2023: 17,095 count2024: 17,204 count2025: 17,461 count10K12K14K16K18K2001201020252001: 13,271 count2002: 12,915 count2003: 12,726 count2004: 12,496 count2005: 12,734 count2006: 11,639 count2007: 10,176 count2008: 10,712 count2009: 10,654 count2010: 11,129 count2011: 10,923 count2012: 11,064 count2013: 11,145 count2014: 11,231 count2015: 11,672 count2016: 12,166 count2017: 12,606 count2018: 12,955 count2019: 13,450 count2020: 14,181 count2021: 15,178 count2022: 16,377 count2023: 17,095 count2024: 17,204 count2025: 17,461 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
202517,461
202417,204
202317,095
202216,377
202115,178
202014,181
201913,450
201812,955
201712,606
201612,166
201511,672
201411,231
201311,145
201211,064
201110,923
201011,129
200910,654
200810,712
200710,176
200611,639
200512,734
200412,496
200312,726
200212,915
200113,271

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2025
Orleans Parish17,461
Louisiana157,334
United States12,112,924

Orleans 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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  • 300 to 500
  • 500 to 900
  • 900 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 3,800
  • 3,800 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Orleans 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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APA 7

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), Orleans 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), Orleans 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/orleans-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), Orleans 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/orleans-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), Orleans 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/orleans-parish-louisiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Orleans Parish?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Orleans Parish was 17,461 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.5% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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 Orleans Parish?

17,461 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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