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Covered employment (QCEW) in Rapides Parish

Covered employment (QCEW) in Rapides Parish was 56,850 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs56,850
Change on 2024+0.8%
Rank9th of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high62,6742008
Series low54,5712020

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

54K56K58K60K62K64K20012005200920132017202120252001: 55,177 jobs2002: 55,214 jobs2003: 55,624 jobs2004: 57,050 jobs2005: 59,086 jobs2006: 60,039 jobs2007: 60,956 jobs2008: 62,674 jobs2009: 60,274 jobs2010: 58,759 jobs2011: 58,779 jobs2012: 58,069 jobs2013: 57,602 jobs2014: 58,095 jobs2015: 58,486 jobs2016: 58,299 jobs2017: 56,931 jobs2018: 56,716 jobs2019: 56,599 jobs2020: 54,571 jobs2021: 55,739 jobs2022: 56,187 jobs2023: 56,057 jobs2024: 56,422 jobs2025: 56,850 jobs52.5K55K57.5K60K62.5K65K2001201020252001: 55,177 jobs2002: 55,214 jobs2003: 55,624 jobs2004: 57,050 jobs2005: 59,086 jobs2006: 60,039 jobs2007: 60,956 jobs2008: 62,674 jobs2009: 60,274 jobs2010: 58,759 jobs2011: 58,779 jobs2012: 58,069 jobs2013: 57,602 jobs2014: 58,095 jobs2015: 58,486 jobs2016: 58,299 jobs2017: 56,931 jobs2018: 56,716 jobs2019: 56,599 jobs2020: 54,571 jobs2021: 55,739 jobs2022: 56,187 jobs2023: 56,057 jobs2024: 56,422 jobs2025: 56,850 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
202556,850
202456,422
202356,057
202256,187
202155,739
202054,571
201956,599
201856,716
201756,931
201658,299
201558,486
201458,095
201357,602
201258,069
201158,779
201058,759
200960,274
200862,674
200760,956
200660,039
200559,086
200457,050
200355,624
200255,214
200155,177

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2025
Rapides Parish56,850
Louisiana1,928,041
United States155,732,363

Rapides 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. Rapides 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), Rapides 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), Rapides 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/rapides-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), Rapides 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/rapides-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), Rapides 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/rapides-parish-louisiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Covered employment (QCEW) in Rapides Parish was 56,850 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 9th 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 Rapides Parish?

62,674 jobs in 2008, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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