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Covered employment (QCEW) in Lafourche Parish

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lafourche Parish was 35,052 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 14th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs35,052
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank14th of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high40,7452014
Series low30,9692001

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

30K32K34K36K38K40K42K20012005200920132017202120252001: 30,969 jobs2002: 31,720 jobs2003: 33,482 jobs2004: 32,890 jobs2005: 33,378 jobs2006: 34,804 jobs2007: 36,927 jobs2008: 38,335 jobs2009: 37,386 jobs2010: 36,784 jobs2011: 37,013 jobs2012: 37,741 jobs2013: 39,710 jobs2014: 40,745 jobs2015: 37,263 jobs2016: 34,694 jobs2017: 33,502 jobs2018: 34,132 jobs2019: 34,202 jobs2020: 32,746 jobs2021: 32,303 jobs2022: 32,953 jobs2023: 34,483 jobs2024: 34,853 jobs2025: 35,052 jobs30K32.5K35K37.5K40K42.5K2001201020252001: 30,969 jobs2002: 31,720 jobs2003: 33,482 jobs2004: 32,890 jobs2005: 33,378 jobs2006: 34,804 jobs2007: 36,927 jobs2008: 38,335 jobs2009: 37,386 jobs2010: 36,784 jobs2011: 37,013 jobs2012: 37,741 jobs2013: 39,710 jobs2014: 40,745 jobs2015: 37,263 jobs2016: 34,694 jobs2017: 33,502 jobs2018: 34,132 jobs2019: 34,202 jobs2020: 32,746 jobs2021: 32,303 jobs2022: 32,953 jobs2023: 34,483 jobs2024: 34,853 jobs2025: 35,052 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
202535,052
202434,853
202334,483
202232,953
202132,303
202032,746
201934,202
201834,132
201733,502
201634,694
201537,263
201440,745
201339,710
201237,741
201137,013
201036,784
200937,386
200838,335
200736,927
200634,804
200533,378
200432,890
200333,482
200231,720
200130,969

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2025
Lafourche Parish35,052
Louisiana1,928,041
United States155,732,363

Lafourche 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. 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 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), 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (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/covered-employment/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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (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/covered-employment/lafourche-parish-louisiana.

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

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Lafourche Parish was 35,052 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 14th 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 Lafourche Parish?

40,745 jobs in 2014, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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