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Counties in Louisiana by covered employment (QCEW)

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 64 counties in 2016, at 268,133 jobs. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 982 jobs. The median was 10,524 jobs and the figure for Louisiana was 1,908,397 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest268,133East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest982Tensas Parish
Median10,52464 counties
Louisiana1,908,397History

Map of counties, 2016

Acadia Parish: 14,238 jobsAllen Parish: 7,817 jobsAscension Parish: 44,399 jobsAssumption Parish: 3,856 jobsAvoyelles Parish: 10,564 jobsBeauregard Parish: 8,640 jobsBienville Parish: 4,247 jobsBossier Parish: 43,592 jobsCaddo Parish: 114,285 jobsCalcasieu Parish: 94,283 jobsCaldwell Parish: 2,391 jobsCameron Parish: 11,141 jobsCatahoula Parish: 1,950 jobsClaiborne Parish: 3,389 jobsConcordia Parish: 5,466 jobsDe Soto Parish: 6,491 jobsEast Baton Rouge Parish: 268,133 jobsEast Carroll Parish: 1,874 jobsEast Feliciana Parish: 4,870 jobsEvangeline Parish: 7,996 jobsFranklin Parish: 4,601 jobsGrant Parish: 3,366 jobsIberia Parish: 27,404 jobsIberville Parish: 15,583 jobsJackson Parish: 3,598 jobsJefferson Parish: 193,457 jobsJefferson Davis Parish: 8,486 jobsLafayette Parish: 130,217 jobsLafourche Parish: 34,694 jobsLaSalle Parish: 4,292 jobsLincoln Parish: 18,682 jobsLivingston Parish: 26,446 jobsMadison Parish: 3,362 jobsMorehouse Parish: 6,821 jobsNatchitoches Parish: 13,291 jobsOrleans Parish: 193,474 jobsOuachita Parish: 71,415 jobsPlaquemines Parish: 13,446 jobsPointe Coupee Parish: 4,990 jobsRapides Parish: 58,299 jobsRed River Parish: 2,492 jobsRichland Parish: 6,451 jobsSabine Parish: 5,243 jobsSt. Bernard Parish: 10,323 jobsSt. Charles Parish: 24,788 jobsSt. Helena Parish: 1,465 jobsSt. James Parish: 7,867 jobsSt. John the Baptist Parish: 14,570 jobsSt. Landry Parish: 23,812 jobsSt. Martin Parish: 12,047 jobsSt. Mary Parish: 22,549 jobsSt. Tammany Parish: 88,119 jobsTangipahoa Parish: 42,368 jobsTensas Parish: 982 jobsTerrebonne Parish: 51,686 jobsUnion Parish: 4,838 jobsVermilion Parish: 12,729 jobsVernon Parish: 13,255 jobsWashington Parish: 10,483 jobsWebster Parish: 11,631 jobsWest Baton Rouge Parish: 13,206 jobsWest Carroll Parish: 2,433 jobsWest Feliciana Parish: 5,256 jobsWinn Parish: 4,721 jobs
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jobs, 2016. 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, 2016

East Baton Rouge Parish: 268,133 jobsEast Baton Rouge Parish268,133Orleans Parish: 193,474 jobsOrleans Parish193,474Jefferson Parish: 193,457 jobsJefferson Parish193,457Lafayette Parish: 130,217 jobsLafayette Parish130,217Caddo Parish: 114,285 jobsCaddo Parish114,285Calcasieu Parish: 94,283 jobsCalcasieu Parish94,283St. Tammany Parish: 88,119 jobsSt. Tammany Parish88,119Ouachita Parish: 71,415 jobsOuachita Parish71,415Rapides Parish: 58,299 jobsRapides Parish58,299Terrebonne Parish: 51,686 jobsTerrebonne Parish51,686Ascension Parish: 44,399 jobsAscension Parish44,399Bossier Parish: 43,592 jobsBossier Parish43,592Tangipahoa Parish: 42,368 jobsTangipahoa Parish42,368Lafourche Parish: 34,694 jobsLafourche Parish34,694Iberia Parish: 27,404 jobsIberia Parish27,404Livingston Parish: 26,446 jobsLivingston Parish26,446St. Charles Parish: 24,788 jobsSt. Charles Parish24,788St. Landry Parish: 23,812 jobsSt. Landry Parish23,812St. Mary Parish: 22,549 jobsSt. Mary Parish22,549Lincoln Parish: 18,682 jobsLincoln Parish18,682Iberville Parish: 15,583 jobsIberville Parish15,583St. John the Baptist Parish: 14,570 jobsSt. John the Baptist Parish14,570Acadia Parish: 14,238 jobsAcadia Parish14,238Plaquemines Parish: 13,446 jobsPlaquemines Parish13,446Natchitoches Parish: 13,291 jobsNatchitoches Parish13,291Vernon Parish: 13,255 jobsVernon Parish13,255West Baton Rouge Parish: 13,206 jobsWest Baton Rouge Parish13,206Vermilion Parish: 12,729 jobsVermilion Parish12,729St. Martin Parish: 12,047 jobsSt. Martin Parish12,047Webster Parish: 11,631 jobsWebster Parish11,631Cameron Parish: 11,141 jobsCameron Parish11,141Avoyelles Parish: 10,564 jobsAvoyelles Parish10,564Washington Parish: 10,483 jobsWashington Parish10,483St. Bernard Parish: 10,323 jobsSt. Bernard Parish10,323Beauregard Parish: 8,640 jobsBeauregard Parish8,640Jefferson Davis Parish: 8,486 jobsJefferson Davis Parish8,486Evangeline Parish: 7,996 jobsEvangeline Parish7,996St. James Parish: 7,867 jobsSt. James Parish7,867Allen Parish: 7,817 jobsAllen Parish7,817Morehouse Parish: 6,821 jobsMorehouse Parish6,821East Baton Rouge Parish: 268,133 jobsEast Baton Rouge Parish268,133Orleans Parish: 193,474 jobsOrleans Parish193,474Jefferson Parish: 193,457 jobsJefferson Parish193,457Lafayette Parish: 130,217 jobsLafayette Parish130,217Caddo Parish: 114,285 jobsCaddo Parish114,285Calcasieu Parish: 94,283 jobsCalcasieu Parish94,283St. Tammany Parish: 88,119 jobsSt. Tammany Parish88,119Ouachita Parish: 71,415 jobsOuachita Parish71,415Rapides Parish: 58,299 jobsRapides Parish58,299Terrebonne Parish: 51,686 jobsTerrebonne Parish51,686Ascension Parish: 44,399 jobsAscension Parish44,399Bossier Parish: 43,592 jobsBossier Parish43,592Tangipahoa Parish: 42,368 jobsTangipahoa Parish42,368Lafourche Parish: 34,694 jobsLafourche Parish34,694Iberia Parish: 27,404 jobsIberia Parish27,404Livingston Parish: 26,446 jobsLivingston Parish26,446St. Charles Parish: 24,788 jobsSt. Charles Parish24,788St. Landry Parish: 23,812 jobsSt. Landry Parish23,812St. Mary Parish: 22,549 jobsSt. Mary Parish22,549Lincoln Parish: 18,682 jobsLincoln Parish18,682Iberville Parish: 15,583 jobsIberville Parish15,583St. John the Baptist Parish: 14,570 jobsSt. John the Baptist Parish14,570Acadia Parish: 14,238 jobsAcadia Parish14,238Plaquemines Parish: 13,446 jobsPlaquemines Parish13,446Natchitoches Parish: 13,291 jobsNatchitoches Parish13,291Vernon Parish: 13,255 jobsVernon Parish13,255West Baton Rouge Parish: 13,206 jobsWest Baton Rouge Parish13,206Vermilion Parish: 12,729 jobsVermilion Parish12,729St. Martin Parish: 12,047 jobsSt. Martin Parish12,047Webster Parish: 11,631 jobsWebster Parish11,631Cameron Parish: 11,141 jobsCameron Parish11,141Avoyelles Parish: 10,564 jobsAvoyelles Parish10,564Washington Parish: 10,483 jobsWashington Parish10,483St. Bernard Parish: 10,323 jobsSt. Bernard Parish10,323Beauregard Parish: 8,640 jobsBeauregard Parish8,640Jefferson Davis Parish: 8,486 jobsJefferson Davis Parish8,486Evangeline Parish: 7,996 jobsEvangeline Parish7,996St. James Parish: 7,867 jobsSt. James Parish7,867Allen Parish: 7,817 jobsAllen Parish7,817Morehouse Parish: 6,821 jobsMorehouse Parish6,821
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

RankCounties2016
jobs		Change on 2015
1East Baton Rouge Parish268,133-0.3%
2Orleans Parish193,474+0.7%
3Jefferson Parish193,457-0.6%
4Lafayette Parish130,217-5.4%
5Caddo Parish114,285-1.2%
6Calcasieu Parish94,283+2.7%
7St. Tammany Parish88,119+2.7%
8Ouachita Parish71,415+0.8%
9Rapides Parish58,299-0.3%
10Terrebonne Parish51,686-8.8%
11Ascension Parish44,399-1.5%
12Bossier Parish43,592-0.8%
13Tangipahoa Parish42,368+1.5%
14Lafourche Parish34,694-6.9%
15Iberia Parish27,404-10.3%
16Livingston Parish26,446+2.8%
17St. Charles Parish24,788-7.4%
18St. Landry Parish23,812-1.3%
19St. Mary Parish22,549-11.5%
20Lincoln Parish18,682+3.4%
21Iberville Parish15,583+1%
22St. John the Baptist Parish14,570-0.2%
23Acadia Parish14,238-2.2%
24Plaquemines Parish13,446-6.5%
25Natchitoches Parish13,291+3.3%
26Vernon Parish13,255-2.2%
27West Baton Rouge Parish13,206-1.2%
28Vermilion Parish12,729-6.3%
29St. Martin Parish12,047-4.7%
30Webster Parish11,631-3.6%
31Cameron Parish11,141+54.9%
32Avoyelles Parish10,564-0.9%
33Washington Parish10,483+2%
34St. Bernard Parish10,323-2.2%
35Beauregard Parish8,640-1.5%
36Jefferson Davis Parish8,486-1.6%
37Evangeline Parish7,996-1.5%
38St. James Parish7,867-4.6%
39Allen Parish7,817+1.3%
40Morehouse Parish6,821+0.3%
41De Soto Parish6,491-2.8%
42Richland Parish6,451-0.7%
43Concordia Parish5,466-3.3%
44West Feliciana Parish5,256-1.3%
45Sabine Parish5,243-3.1%
46Pointe Coupee Parish4,990-2.8%
47East Feliciana Parish4,8700%
48Union Parish4,8380%
49Winn Parish4,721-1.7%
50Franklin Parish4,601-2.2%
51LaSalle Parish4,292-4.8%
52Bienville Parish4,247-0.8%
53Assumption Parish3,856-8.5%
54Jackson Parish3,598-4.3%
55Claiborne Parish3,389-3.4%
56Grant Parish3,366-2.6%
57Madison Parish3,362-0.9%
58Red River Parish2,492-1.5%
59West Carroll Parish2,433+2.5%
60Caldwell Parish2,391+0.2%
61Catahoula Parish1,950-4.4%
62East Carroll Parish1,874+0.5%
63St. Helena Parish1,465+1.8%
64Tensas Parish982-5.1%

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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/2016/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 (Counties in Louisiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/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, Counties in Louisiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2016. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/louisiana-counties?period=2016. 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. Counties in Louisiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/louisiana-counties?period=2016.

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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, Counties in Louisiana by covered employment (QCEW), 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2016/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/louisiana-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 268,133 jobs in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Tensas Parish, with 982 jobs in 2016.

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