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Employer firms in Louisiana

Employer firms in Louisiana was 75,251 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count75,251
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank25th of 51US states ranked
Series high75,2512023
Series low61,2381978

Employer firms in Louisiana, 1978 to 2023

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60K65K70K75K80K19781985199219992006201320231978: 61,238 count1979: 64,268 count1980: 65,187 count1981: 66,794 count1982: 68,122 count1983: 69,621 count1984: 71,641 count1985: 71,268 count1986: 70,224 count1987: 67,063 count1988: 66,021 count1989: 65,234 count1990: 65,683 count1991: 65,682 count1992: 66,239 count1993: 67,921 count1994: 69,381 count1995: 70,668 count1996: 71,690 count1997: 72,475 count1998: 73,393 count1999: 73,226 count2000: 72,776 count2001: 72,600 count2002: 73,080 count2003: 73,706 count2004: 74,521 count2005: 74,680 count2006: 72,023 count2007: 74,763 count2008: 74,804 count2009: 74,494 count2010: 74,003 count2011: 73,652 count2012: 73,961 count2013: 73,987 count2014: 74,023 count2015: 73,905 count2016: 73,800 count2017: 73,558 count2018: 73,602 count2019: 73,814 count2020: 73,168 count2021: 73,917 count2022: 74,791 count2023: 75,251 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202375,251
202274,791
202173,917
202073,168
201973,814
201873,602
201773,558
201673,800
201573,905
201474,023
201373,987
201273,961
201173,652
201074,003
200974,494
200874,804
200774,763
200672,023
200574,680
200474,521
200373,706
200273,080
200172,600
200072,776
199973,226
199873,393
199772,475
199671,690
199570,668
199469,381
199367,921
199266,239
199165,682
199065,683
198965,234
198866,021
198767,063
198670,224
198571,268
198471,641
198369,621
198268,122
198166,794
198065,187
197964,268
197861,238

Compared with United States

Place2023
Louisiana75,251
United States5,593,727

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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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

How to cite

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Louisiana?

Employer firms in Louisiana was 75,251 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Louisiana?

75,251 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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