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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish was 139,145 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs139,145
Change on 2024+1.4%
Rank4th of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high141,7222014
Series low118,5822004

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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish, 2001 to 2025

115K120K125K130K135K140K145K20012005200920132017202120252001: 119,294 jobs2002: 119,468 jobs2003: 119,311 jobs2004: 118,582 jobs2005: 123,011 jobs2006: 129,769 jobs2007: 134,549 jobs2008: 135,888 jobs2009: 130,860 jobs2010: 130,889 jobs2011: 133,595 jobs2012: 137,494 jobs2013: 140,113 jobs2014: 141,722 jobs2015: 137,588 jobs2016: 130,217 jobs2017: 129,053 jobs2018: 130,603 jobs2019: 131,571 jobs2020: 123,502 jobs2021: 127,106 jobs2022: 132,723 jobs2023: 134,705 jobs2024: 137,173 jobs2025: 139,145 jobs110K120K130K140K150K2001201020252001: 119,294 jobs2002: 119,468 jobs2003: 119,311 jobs2004: 118,582 jobs2005: 123,011 jobs2006: 129,769 jobs2007: 134,549 jobs2008: 135,888 jobs2009: 130,860 jobs2010: 130,889 jobs2011: 133,595 jobs2012: 137,494 jobs2013: 140,113 jobs2014: 141,722 jobs2015: 137,588 jobs2016: 130,217 jobs2017: 129,053 jobs2018: 130,603 jobs2019: 131,571 jobs2020: 123,502 jobs2021: 127,106 jobs2022: 132,723 jobs2023: 134,705 jobs2024: 137,173 jobs2025: 139,145 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 25 values
Periodjobs
2025139,145
2024137,173
2023134,705
2022132,723
2021127,106
2020123,502
2019131,571
2018130,603
2017129,053
2016130,217
2015137,588
2014141,722
2013140,113
2012137,494
2011133,595
2010130,889
2009130,860
2008135,888
2007134,549
2006129,769
2005123,011
2004118,582
2003119,311
2002119,468
2001119,294

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2025
Lafayette Parish139,145
Louisiana1,928,041
United States155,732,363

Lafayette Parish compared with nearby places

Acadia Parish: 14,889 jobsAllen Parish: 7,351 jobsAscension Parish: 50,437 jobsAssumption Parish: 4,011 jobsAvoyelles Parish: 9,785 jobsBeauregard Parish: 8,985 jobsBienville Parish: 4,006 jobsBossier Parish: 45,299 jobsCaddo Parish: 110,419 jobsCalcasieu Parish: 89,310 jobsCaldwell Parish: 2,233 jobsCameron Parish: 4,601 jobsCatahoula Parish: 2,288 jobsClaiborne Parish: 2,873 jobsConcordia Parish: 5,129 jobsDe Soto Parish: 8,406 jobsEast Baton Rouge Parish: 270,640 jobsEast Carroll Parish: 1,410 jobsEast Feliciana Parish: 5,235 jobsEvangeline Parish: 8,023 jobsFranklin Parish: 4,657 jobsGrant Parish: 3,411 jobsIberia Parish: 24,488 jobsIberville Parish: 16,383 jobsJackson Parish: 3,943 jobsJefferson Parish: 186,101 jobsJefferson Davis Parish: 7,936 jobsLafayette Parish: 139,145 jobsLafourche Parish: 35,052 jobsLaSalle Parish: 4,744 jobsLincoln Parish: 19,084 jobsLivingston Parish: 31,287 jobsMadison Parish: 3,016 jobsMorehouse Parish: 6,261 jobsNatchitoches Parish: 14,060 jobsOrleans Parish: 187,364 jobsOuachita Parish: 69,886 jobsPlaquemines Parish: 13,408 jobsPointe Coupee Parish: 5,229 jobsRapides Parish: 56,850 jobsRed River Parish: 2,519 jobsRichland Parish: 6,378 jobsSabine Parish: 5,453 jobsSt. Bernard Parish: 11,268 jobsSt. Charles Parish: 23,194 jobsSt. Helena Parish: 1,615 jobsSt. James Parish: 7,791 jobsSt. John the Baptist Parish: 13,415 jobsSt. Landry Parish: 23,882 jobsSt. Martin Parish: 12,315 jobsSt. Mary Parish: 19,370 jobsSt. Tammany Parish: 97,985 jobsTangipahoa Parish: 47,216 jobsTensas Parish: 792 jobsTerrebonne Parish: 47,828 jobsUnion Parish: 5,513 jobsVermilion Parish: 12,968 jobsVernon Parish: 12,525 jobsWashington Parish: 10,962 jobsWebster Parish: 11,314 jobsWest Baton Rouge Parish: 13,324 jobsWest Carroll Parish: 2,011 jobsWest Feliciana Parish: 5,158 jobsWinn Parish: 4,454 jobs
  • Under 4,000
  • 4,000 to 5,000
  • 5,000 to 10K
  • 10K to 15K
  • 15K to 48K
  • 48K and over
Covered employment (QCEW), 2025, jobs. 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 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. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Covered employment (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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (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/covered-employment/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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (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/covered-employment/lafayette-parish-louisiana.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (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/covered-employment/lafayette-parish-louisiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish?

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish was 139,145 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.4% 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest covered employment (QCEW) in Lafayette Parish?

141,722 jobs in 2014, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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