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Covered employment (QCEW) in West Baton Rouge Parish

Covered employment (QCEW) in West Baton Rouge Parish was 13,324 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 26th highest of 64 counties in 2025.

2025, jobs13,324
Change on 2024+0.6%
Rank26th of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high13,3672015
Series low9,6802005

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Covered employment (QCEW) in West Baton Rouge Parish, 2001 to 2025

9,00010K11K12K13K14K20012005200920132017202120252001: 10,527 jobs2002: 10,381 jobs2003: 10,170 jobs2004: 9,967 jobs2005: 9,680 jobs2006: 10,100 jobs2007: 10,943 jobs2008: 11,517 jobs2009: 11,246 jobs2010: 11,051 jobs2011: 11,502 jobs2012: 11,597 jobs2013: 11,966 jobs2014: 12,930 jobs2015: 13,367 jobs2016: 13,206 jobs2017: 12,628 jobs2018: 12,137 jobs2019: 12,321 jobs2020: 11,649 jobs2021: 12,518 jobs2022: 12,689 jobs2023: 12,867 jobs2024: 13,248 jobs2025: 13,324 jobs9,00010K11K12K13K14K2001201020252001: 10,527 jobs2002: 10,381 jobs2003: 10,170 jobs2004: 9,967 jobs2005: 9,680 jobs2006: 10,100 jobs2007: 10,943 jobs2008: 11,517 jobs2009: 11,246 jobs2010: 11,051 jobs2011: 11,502 jobs2012: 11,597 jobs2013: 11,966 jobs2014: 12,930 jobs2015: 13,367 jobs2016: 13,206 jobs2017: 12,628 jobs2018: 12,137 jobs2019: 12,321 jobs2020: 11,649 jobs2021: 12,518 jobs2022: 12,689 jobs2023: 12,867 jobs2024: 13,248 jobs2025: 13,324 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
202513,324
202413,248
202312,867
202212,689
202112,518
202011,649
201912,321
201812,137
201712,628
201613,206
201513,367
201412,930
201311,966
201211,597
201111,502
201011,051
200911,246
200811,517
200710,943
200610,100
20059,680
20049,967
200310,170
200210,381
200110,527

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2025
West Baton Rouge Parish13,324
Louisiana1,928,041
United States155,732,363

West Baton Rouge 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. West Baton Rouge 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), West Baton Rouge 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), West Baton Rouge 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/west-baton-rouge-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), West Baton Rouge 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/west-baton-rouge-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), West Baton Rouge 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/west-baton-rouge-parish-louisiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the covered employment (QCEW) in West Baton Rouge Parish?

Covered employment (QCEW) in West Baton Rouge Parish was 13,324 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from 2024. That is the 26th 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 West Baton Rouge Parish?

13,367 jobs in 2015, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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