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Covered employment (QCEW) in Orleans Parish

Covered employment (QCEW) in Orleans Parish was 187,364 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs187,364
Change on 2024-0.4%
Rank2nd of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high263,4272001
Series low151,9312006

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

150K175K200K225K250K275K20012005200920132017202120252001: 263,427 jobs2002: 253,859 jobs2003: 250,777 jobs2004: 247,260 jobs2005: 212,453 jobs2006: 151,931 jobs2007: 165,383 jobs2008: 172,044 jobs2009: 168,522 jobs2010: 170,343 jobs2011: 173,865 jobs2012: 177,032 jobs2013: 180,368 jobs2014: 187,554 jobs2015: 192,201 jobs2016: 193,474 jobs2017: 193,947 jobs2018: 196,659 jobs2019: 200,897 jobs2020: 171,517 jobs2021: 174,451 jobs2022: 184,793 jobs2023: 187,563 jobs2024: 188,050 jobs2025: 187,364 jobs150K200K250K300K2001201020252001: 263,427 jobs2002: 253,859 jobs2003: 250,777 jobs2004: 247,260 jobs2005: 212,453 jobs2006: 151,931 jobs2007: 165,383 jobs2008: 172,044 jobs2009: 168,522 jobs2010: 170,343 jobs2011: 173,865 jobs2012: 177,032 jobs2013: 180,368 jobs2014: 187,554 jobs2015: 192,201 jobs2016: 193,474 jobs2017: 193,947 jobs2018: 196,659 jobs2019: 200,897 jobs2020: 171,517 jobs2021: 174,451 jobs2022: 184,793 jobs2023: 187,563 jobs2024: 188,050 jobs2025: 187,364 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
2025187,364
2024188,050
2023187,563
2022184,793
2021174,451
2020171,517
2019200,897
2018196,659
2017193,947
2016193,474
2015192,201
2014187,554
2013180,368
2012177,032
2011173,865
2010170,343
2009168,522
2008172,044
2007165,383
2006151,931
2005212,453
2004247,260
2003250,777
2002253,859
2001263,427

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2025
Orleans Parish187,364
Louisiana1,928,041
United States155,732,363

Orleans 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. 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 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), 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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Covered employment (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/covered-employment/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 employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Covered employment (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/covered-employment/orleans-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), 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/covered-employment/orleans-parish-louisiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Orleans Parish was 187,364 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% 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 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 Orleans Parish?

263,427 jobs in 2001, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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