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Employer firms in Jefferson Parish

Employer firms in Jefferson Parish was 8,875 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count8,875
Change on 2022+1%
Rank2nd of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high10,0011998
Series low7,4591978

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Employer firms in Jefferson Parish, 1978 to 2023

7,0008,0009,00010K11K19781985199219992006201320231978: 7,459 count1979: 7,913 count1980: 8,183 count1981: 8,446 count1982: 8,737 count1983: 8,995 count1984: 9,219 count1985: 9,246 count1986: 9,239 count1987: 9,031 count1988: 8,981 count1989: 8,967 count1990: 9,020 count1991: 9,167 count1992: 9,170 count1993: 9,359 count1994: 9,678 count1995: 9,839 count1996: 9,898 count1997: 9,945 count1998: 10,001 count1999: 9,949 count2000: 9,889 count2001: 9,794 count2002: 9,760 count2003: 9,770 count2004: 9,840 count2005: 9,774 count2006: 9,055 count2007: 9,527 count2008: 9,466 count2009: 9,326 count2010: 9,210 count2011: 9,129 count2012: 8,995 count2013: 9,009 count2014: 8,987 count2015: 8,998 count2016: 9,022 count2017: 8,987 count2018: 8,951 count2019: 8,934 count2020: 8,813 count2021: 8,781 count2022: 8,787 count2023: 8,875 count7,0008,0009,00010K11K19781994201020231978: 7,459 count1979: 7,913 count1980: 8,183 count1981: 8,446 count1982: 8,737 count1983: 8,995 count1984: 9,219 count1985: 9,246 count1986: 9,239 count1987: 9,031 count1988: 8,981 count1989: 8,967 count1990: 9,020 count1991: 9,167 count1992: 9,170 count1993: 9,359 count1994: 9,678 count1995: 9,839 count1996: 9,898 count1997: 9,945 count1998: 10,001 count1999: 9,949 count2000: 9,889 count2001: 9,794 count2002: 9,760 count2003: 9,770 count2004: 9,840 count2005: 9,774 count2006: 9,055 count2007: 9,527 count2008: 9,466 count2009: 9,326 count2010: 9,210 count2011: 9,129 count2012: 8,995 count2013: 9,009 count2014: 8,987 count2015: 8,998 count2016: 9,022 count2017: 8,987 count2018: 8,951 count2019: 8,934 count2020: 8,813 count2021: 8,781 count2022: 8,787 count2023: 8,875 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20238,875
20228,787
20218,781
20208,813
20198,934
20188,951
20178,987
20169,022
20158,998
20148,987
20139,009
20128,995
20119,129
20109,210
20099,326
20089,466
20079,527
20069,055
20059,774
20049,840
20039,770
20029,760
20019,794
20009,889
19999,949
199810,001
19979,945
19969,898
19959,839
19949,678
19939,359
19929,170
19919,167
19909,020
19898,967
19888,981
19879,031
19869,239
19859,246
19849,219
19838,995
19828,737
19818,446
19808,183
19797,913
19787,459

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2023
Jefferson Parish8,875
Louisiana75,251
United States5,593,727

Jefferson Parish compared with nearby places

Acadia Parish: 968 countAllen Parish: 259 countAscension Parish: 2,132 countAssumption Parish: 231 countAvoyelles Parish: 566 countBeauregard Parish: 557 countBienville Parish: 172 countBossier Parish: 2,151 countCaddo Parish: 4,650 countCalcasieu Parish: 3,616 countCaldwell Parish: 149 countCameron Parish: 99 countCatahoula Parish: 147 countClaiborne Parish: 179 countConcordia Parish: 300 countDe Soto Parish: 367 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 9,637 countEast Carroll Parish: 90 countEast Feliciana Parish: 206 countEvangeline Parish: 417 countFranklin Parish: 340 countGrant Parish: 169 countIberia Parish: 1,224 countIberville Parish: 455 countJackson Parish: 213 countJefferson Parish: 8,875 countJefferson Davis Parish: 556 countLafayette Parish: 6,943 countLafourche Parish: 1,319 countLaSalle Parish: 338 countLincoln Parish: 973 countLivingston Parish: 1,747 countMadison Parish: 154 countMorehouse Parish: 383 countNatchitoches Parish: 710 countOrleans Parish: 7,791 countOuachita Parish: 3,308 countPlaquemines Parish: 570 countPointe Coupee Parish: 317 countRapides Parish: 2,546 countRed River Parish: 121 countRichland Parish: 350 countSabine Parish: 396 countSt. Bernard Parish: 602 countSt. Charles Parish: 808 countSt. Helena Parish: 150 countSt. James Parish: 283 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 566 countSt. Landry Parish: 1,230 countSt. Martin Parish: 738 countSt. Mary Parish: 876 countSt. Tammany Parish: 5,471 countTangipahoa Parish: 2,096 countTensas Parish: 56 countTerrebonne Parish: 2,170 countUnion Parish: 311 countVermilion Parish: 800 countVernon Parish: 552 countWashington Parish: 532 countWebster Parish: 641 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 502 countWest Carroll Parish: 148 countWest Feliciana Parish: 190 countWinn Parish: 230 count
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  • 180 to 320
  • 320 to 540
  • 540 to 800
  • 800 to 2,100
  • 2,100 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Jefferson Parish is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Jefferson Parish, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Jefferson Parish, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/jefferson-parish-louisiana. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Jefferson Parish, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/jefferson-parish-louisiana.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Jefferson Parish, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/jefferson-parish-louisiana (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Jefferson Parish, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/jefferson-parish-louisiana. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
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What is the employer firms in Jefferson Parish?

Employer firms in Jefferson Parish was 8,875 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 64 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Jefferson Parish?

10,001 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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