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Counties in Louisiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2025

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 64 counties in 2025, at 270,640 jobs. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 792 jobs. The median was 10,374 jobs and the figure for Louisiana was 1,928,041 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest270,640East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest792Tensas Parish
Median10,37464 counties
Louisiana1,928,041History

Map of counties, 2025

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
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jobs, 2025. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

East Baton Rouge Parish: 270,640 jobsEast Baton Rouge Parish270,640Orleans Parish: 187,364 jobsOrleans Parish187,364Jefferson Parish: 186,101 jobsJefferson Parish186,101Lafayette Parish: 139,145 jobsLafayette Parish139,145Caddo Parish: 110,419 jobsCaddo Parish110,419St. Tammany Parish: 97,985 jobsSt. Tammany Parish97,985Calcasieu Parish: 89,310 jobsCalcasieu Parish89,310Ouachita Parish: 69,886 jobsOuachita Parish69,886Rapides Parish: 56,850 jobsRapides Parish56,850Ascension Parish: 50,437 jobsAscension Parish50,437Terrebonne Parish: 47,828 jobsTerrebonne Parish47,828Tangipahoa Parish: 47,216 jobsTangipahoa Parish47,216Bossier Parish: 45,299 jobsBossier Parish45,299Lafourche Parish: 35,052 jobsLafourche Parish35,052Livingston Parish: 31,287 jobsLivingston Parish31,287Iberia Parish: 24,488 jobsIberia Parish24,488St. Landry Parish: 23,882 jobsSt. Landry Parish23,882St. Charles Parish: 23,194 jobsSt. Charles Parish23,194St. Mary Parish: 19,370 jobsSt. Mary Parish19,370Lincoln Parish: 19,084 jobsLincoln Parish19,084Iberville Parish: 16,383 jobsIberville Parish16,383Acadia Parish: 14,889 jobsAcadia Parish14,889Natchitoches Parish: 14,060 jobsNatchitoches Parish14,060St. John the Baptist Parish: 13,415 jobsSt. John the Baptist Parish13,415Plaquemines Parish: 13,408 jobsPlaquemines Parish13,408West Baton Rouge Parish: 13,324 jobsWest Baton Rouge Parish13,324Vermilion Parish: 12,968 jobsVermilion Parish12,968Vernon Parish: 12,525 jobsVernon Parish12,525St. Martin Parish: 12,315 jobsSt. Martin Parish12,315Webster Parish: 11,314 jobsWebster Parish11,314St. Bernard Parish: 11,268 jobsSt. Bernard Parish11,268Washington Parish: 10,962 jobsWashington Parish10,962Avoyelles Parish: 9,785 jobsAvoyelles Parish9,785Beauregard Parish: 8,985 jobsBeauregard Parish8,985De Soto Parish: 8,406 jobsDe Soto Parish8,406Evangeline Parish: 8,023 jobsEvangeline Parish8,023Jefferson Davis Parish: 7,936 jobsJefferson Davis Parish7,936St. James Parish: 7,791 jobsSt. James Parish7,791Allen Parish: 7,351 jobsAllen Parish7,351Richland Parish: 6,378 jobsRichland Parish6,378East Baton Rouge Parish: 270,640 jobsEast Baton Rouge Parish270,640Orleans Parish: 187,364 jobsOrleans Parish187,364Jefferson Parish: 186,101 jobsJefferson Parish186,101Lafayette Parish: 139,145 jobsLafayette Parish139,145Caddo Parish: 110,419 jobsCaddo Parish110,419St. Tammany Parish: 97,985 jobsSt. Tammany Parish97,985Calcasieu Parish: 89,310 jobsCalcasieu Parish89,310Ouachita Parish: 69,886 jobsOuachita Parish69,886Rapides Parish: 56,850 jobsRapides Parish56,850Ascension Parish: 50,437 jobsAscension Parish50,437Terrebonne Parish: 47,828 jobsTerrebonne Parish47,828Tangipahoa Parish: 47,216 jobsTangipahoa Parish47,216Bossier Parish: 45,299 jobsBossier Parish45,299Lafourche Parish: 35,052 jobsLafourche Parish35,052Livingston Parish: 31,287 jobsLivingston Parish31,287Iberia Parish: 24,488 jobsIberia Parish24,488St. Landry Parish: 23,882 jobsSt. Landry Parish23,882St. Charles Parish: 23,194 jobsSt. Charles Parish23,194St. Mary Parish: 19,370 jobsSt. Mary Parish19,370Lincoln Parish: 19,084 jobsLincoln Parish19,084Iberville Parish: 16,383 jobsIberville Parish16,383Acadia Parish: 14,889 jobsAcadia Parish14,889Natchitoches Parish: 14,060 jobsNatchitoches Parish14,060St. John the Baptist Parish: 13,415 jobsSt. John the Baptist Parish13,415Plaquemines Parish: 13,408 jobsPlaquemines Parish13,408West Baton Rouge Parish: 13,324 jobsWest Baton Rouge Parish13,324Vermilion Parish: 12,968 jobsVermilion Parish12,968Vernon Parish: 12,525 jobsVernon Parish12,525St. Martin Parish: 12,315 jobsSt. Martin Parish12,315Webster Parish: 11,314 jobsWebster Parish11,314St. Bernard Parish: 11,268 jobsSt. Bernard Parish11,268Washington Parish: 10,962 jobsWashington Parish10,962Avoyelles Parish: 9,785 jobsAvoyelles Parish9,785Beauregard Parish: 8,985 jobsBeauregard Parish8,985De Soto Parish: 8,406 jobsDe Soto Parish8,406Evangeline Parish: 8,023 jobsEvangeline Parish8,023Jefferson Davis Parish: 7,936 jobsJefferson Davis Parish7,936St. James Parish: 7,791 jobsSt. James Parish7,791Allen Parish: 7,351 jobsAllen Parish7,351Richland Parish: 6,378 jobsRichland Parish6,378
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.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
jobs		Change on 2024
1East Baton Rouge Parish270,6400%
2Orleans Parish187,364-0.4%
3Jefferson Parish186,101+0.7%
4Lafayette Parish139,145+1.4%
5Caddo Parish110,419+2%
6St. Tammany Parish97,985+1.4%
7Calcasieu Parish89,310+0.7%
8Ouachita Parish69,886+0.7%
9Rapides Parish56,850+0.8%
10Ascension Parish50,437-0.3%
11Terrebonne Parish47,828-0.1%
12Tangipahoa Parish47,2160%
13Bossier Parish45,299+2.1%
14Lafourche Parish35,052+0.6%
15Livingston Parish31,287+0.5%
16Iberia Parish24,488+1.7%
17St. Landry Parish23,882+1.4%
18St. Charles Parish23,194-11.5%
19St. Mary Parish19,370-2.4%
20Lincoln Parish19,084+2.6%
21Iberville Parish16,383-0.5%
22Acadia Parish14,889+3.5%
23Natchitoches Parish14,060-1.8%
24St. John the Baptist Parish13,415+1.7%
25Plaquemines Parish13,408+7%
26West Baton Rouge Parish13,324+0.6%
27Vermilion Parish12,968+3.2%
28Vernon Parish12,525-2.3%
29St. Martin Parish12,315+0.1%
30Webster Parish11,314+2.4%
31St. Bernard Parish11,268+0.1%
32Washington Parish10,962-1.5%
33Avoyelles Parish9,785-0.2%
34Beauregard Parish8,985-0.8%
35De Soto Parish8,406-0.2%
36Evangeline Parish8,023+2.5%
37Jefferson Davis Parish7,936-1%
38St. James Parish7,791+1.8%
39Allen Parish7,351-0.4%
40Richland Parish6,378+2.3%
41Morehouse Parish6,261+0.8%
42Union Parish5,513+1.1%
43Sabine Parish5,453+2.2%
44East Feliciana Parish5,235+2.5%
45Pointe Coupee Parish5,229-4.2%
46West Feliciana Parish5,158+5%
47Concordia Parish5,129-2.6%
48LaSalle Parish4,744+1.4%
49Franklin Parish4,657+0.2%
50Cameron Parish4,601+14.8%
51Winn Parish4,454+0.8%
52Assumption Parish4,011+1.7%
53Bienville Parish4,006+3.6%
54Jackson Parish3,943+2%
55Grant Parish3,411-0.4%
56Madison Parish3,016-4.6%
57Claiborne Parish2,873-4%
58Red River Parish2,519+0.7%
59Catahoula Parish2,288+1.1%
60Caldwell Parish2,233-0.4%
61West Carroll Parish2,011+0.7%
62St. Helena Parish1,615-1.7%
63East Carroll Parish1,410-1.2%
64Tensas Parish792-2.8%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by covered employment (QCEW), 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/rankings/covered-employment/louisiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 270,640 jobs in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest covered employment (QCEW)?

Tensas Parish, with 792 jobs in 2025.

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