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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 2024, at 270,603 jobs. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 815 jobs. The median was 10,428 jobs and the figure for Louisiana was 1,920,359 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest270,603East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest815Tensas Parish
Median10,42864 counties
Louisiana1,920,359History

Map of counties, 2024

Acadia Parish: 14,380 jobsAllen Parish: 7,378 jobsAscension Parish: 50,590 jobsAssumption Parish: 3,944 jobsAvoyelles Parish: 9,801 jobsBeauregard Parish: 9,062 jobsBienville Parish: 3,868 jobsBossier Parish: 44,354 jobsCaddo Parish: 108,246 jobsCalcasieu Parish: 88,649 jobsCaldwell Parish: 2,242 jobsCameron Parish: 4,009 jobsCatahoula Parish: 2,264 jobsClaiborne Parish: 2,992 jobsConcordia Parish: 5,266 jobsDe Soto Parish: 8,423 jobsEast Baton Rouge Parish: 270,603 jobsEast Carroll Parish: 1,427 jobsEast Feliciana Parish: 5,105 jobsEvangeline Parish: 7,827 jobsFranklin Parish: 4,650 jobsGrant Parish: 3,426 jobsIberia Parish: 24,074 jobsIberville Parish: 16,461 jobsJackson Parish: 3,866 jobsJefferson Parish: 184,764 jobsJefferson Davis Parish: 8,020 jobsLafayette Parish: 137,173 jobsLafourche Parish: 34,853 jobsLaSalle Parish: 4,680 jobsLincoln Parish: 18,599 jobsLivingston Parish: 31,123 jobsMadison Parish: 3,163 jobsMorehouse Parish: 6,213 jobsNatchitoches Parish: 14,311 jobsOrleans Parish: 188,050 jobsOuachita Parish: 69,384 jobsPlaquemines Parish: 12,528 jobsPointe Coupee Parish: 5,461 jobsRapides Parish: 56,422 jobsRed River Parish: 2,502 jobsRichland Parish: 6,232 jobsSabine Parish: 5,336 jobsSt. Bernard Parish: 11,254 jobsSt. Charles Parish: 26,212 jobsSt. Helena Parish: 1,643 jobsSt. James Parish: 7,650 jobsSt. John the Baptist Parish: 13,187 jobsSt. Landry Parish: 23,554 jobsSt. Martin Parish: 12,308 jobsSt. Mary Parish: 19,838 jobsSt. Tammany Parish: 96,674 jobsTangipahoa Parish: 47,214 jobsTensas Parish: 815 jobsTerrebonne Parish: 47,894 jobsUnion Parish: 5,454 jobsVermilion Parish: 12,560 jobsVernon Parish: 12,826 jobsWashington Parish: 11,134 jobsWebster Parish: 11,054 jobsWest Baton Rouge Parish: 13,248 jobsWest Carroll Parish: 1,997 jobsWest Feliciana Parish: 4,914 jobsWinn Parish: 4,417 jobs
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jobs, 2024. 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, 2024

East Baton Rouge Parish: 270,603 jobsEast Baton Rouge Parish270,603Orleans Parish: 188,050 jobsOrleans Parish188,050Jefferson Parish: 184,764 jobsJefferson Parish184,764Lafayette Parish: 137,173 jobsLafayette Parish137,173Caddo Parish: 108,246 jobsCaddo Parish108,246St. Tammany Parish: 96,674 jobsSt. Tammany Parish96,674Calcasieu Parish: 88,649 jobsCalcasieu Parish88,649Ouachita Parish: 69,384 jobsOuachita Parish69,384Rapides Parish: 56,422 jobsRapides Parish56,422Ascension Parish: 50,590 jobsAscension Parish50,590Terrebonne Parish: 47,894 jobsTerrebonne Parish47,894Tangipahoa Parish: 47,214 jobsTangipahoa Parish47,214Bossier Parish: 44,354 jobsBossier Parish44,354Lafourche Parish: 34,853 jobsLafourche Parish34,853Livingston Parish: 31,123 jobsLivingston Parish31,123St. Charles Parish: 26,212 jobsSt. Charles Parish26,212Iberia Parish: 24,074 jobsIberia Parish24,074St. Landry Parish: 23,554 jobsSt. Landry Parish23,554St. Mary Parish: 19,838 jobsSt. Mary Parish19,838Lincoln Parish: 18,599 jobsLincoln Parish18,599Iberville Parish: 16,461 jobsIberville Parish16,461Acadia Parish: 14,380 jobsAcadia Parish14,380Natchitoches Parish: 14,311 jobsNatchitoches Parish14,311West Baton Rouge Parish: 13,248 jobsWest Baton Rouge Parish13,248St. John the Baptist Parish: 13,187 jobsSt. John the Baptist Parish13,187Vernon Parish: 12,826 jobsVernon Parish12,826Vermilion Parish: 12,560 jobsVermilion Parish12,560Plaquemines Parish: 12,528 jobsPlaquemines Parish12,528St. Martin Parish: 12,308 jobsSt. Martin Parish12,308St. Bernard Parish: 11,254 jobsSt. Bernard Parish11,254Washington Parish: 11,134 jobsWashington Parish11,134Webster Parish: 11,054 jobsWebster Parish11,054Avoyelles Parish: 9,801 jobsAvoyelles Parish9,801Beauregard Parish: 9,062 jobsBeauregard Parish9,062De Soto Parish: 8,423 jobsDe Soto Parish8,423Jefferson Davis Parish: 8,020 jobsJefferson Davis Parish8,020Evangeline Parish: 7,827 jobsEvangeline Parish7,827St. James Parish: 7,650 jobsSt. James Parish7,650Allen Parish: 7,378 jobsAllen Parish7,378Richland Parish: 6,232 jobsRichland Parish6,232East Baton Rouge Parish: 270,603 jobsEast Baton Rouge Parish270,603Orleans Parish: 188,050 jobsOrleans Parish188,050Jefferson Parish: 184,764 jobsJefferson Parish184,764Lafayette Parish: 137,173 jobsLafayette Parish137,173Caddo Parish: 108,246 jobsCaddo Parish108,246St. Tammany Parish: 96,674 jobsSt. Tammany Parish96,674Calcasieu Parish: 88,649 jobsCalcasieu Parish88,649Ouachita Parish: 69,384 jobsOuachita Parish69,384Rapides Parish: 56,422 jobsRapides Parish56,422Ascension Parish: 50,590 jobsAscension Parish50,590Terrebonne Parish: 47,894 jobsTerrebonne Parish47,894Tangipahoa Parish: 47,214 jobsTangipahoa Parish47,214Bossier Parish: 44,354 jobsBossier Parish44,354Lafourche Parish: 34,853 jobsLafourche Parish34,853Livingston Parish: 31,123 jobsLivingston Parish31,123St. Charles Parish: 26,212 jobsSt. Charles Parish26,212Iberia Parish: 24,074 jobsIberia Parish24,074St. Landry Parish: 23,554 jobsSt. Landry Parish23,554St. Mary Parish: 19,838 jobsSt. Mary Parish19,838Lincoln Parish: 18,599 jobsLincoln Parish18,599Iberville Parish: 16,461 jobsIberville Parish16,461Acadia Parish: 14,380 jobsAcadia Parish14,380Natchitoches Parish: 14,311 jobsNatchitoches Parish14,311West Baton Rouge Parish: 13,248 jobsWest Baton Rouge Parish13,248St. John the Baptist Parish: 13,187 jobsSt. John the Baptist Parish13,187Vernon Parish: 12,826 jobsVernon Parish12,826Vermilion Parish: 12,560 jobsVermilion Parish12,560Plaquemines Parish: 12,528 jobsPlaquemines Parish12,528St. Martin Parish: 12,308 jobsSt. Martin Parish12,308St. Bernard Parish: 11,254 jobsSt. Bernard Parish11,254Washington Parish: 11,134 jobsWashington Parish11,134Webster Parish: 11,054 jobsWebster Parish11,054Avoyelles Parish: 9,801 jobsAvoyelles Parish9,801Beauregard Parish: 9,062 jobsBeauregard Parish9,062De Soto Parish: 8,423 jobsDe Soto Parish8,423Jefferson Davis Parish: 8,020 jobsJefferson Davis Parish8,020Evangeline Parish: 7,827 jobsEvangeline Parish7,827St. James Parish: 7,650 jobsSt. James Parish7,650Allen Parish: 7,378 jobsAllen Parish7,378Richland Parish: 6,232 jobsRichland Parish6,232
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

RankCounties2024
jobs		Change on 2023
1East Baton Rouge Parish270,603+1.5%
2Orleans Parish188,050+0.3%
3Jefferson Parish184,764+1%
4Lafayette Parish137,173+1.8%
5Caddo Parish108,246+0.3%
6St. Tammany Parish96,674+1.1%
7Calcasieu Parish88,649+1%
8Ouachita Parish69,384+0.2%
9Rapides Parish56,422+0.7%
10Ascension Parish50,590+3.3%
11Terrebonne Parish47,894+0.6%
12Tangipahoa Parish47,214+0.7%
13Bossier Parish44,354-0.8%
14Lafourche Parish34,853+1.1%
15Livingston Parish31,123-0.2%
16St. Charles Parish26,212+7%
17Iberia Parish24,074+1.7%
18St. Landry Parish23,554-1%
19St. Mary Parish19,838-2.8%
20Lincoln Parish18,599+0.5%
21Iberville Parish16,461+3.1%
22Acadia Parish14,3800%
23Natchitoches Parish14,311-0.2%
24West Baton Rouge Parish13,248+3%
25St. John the Baptist Parish13,187+4.3%
26Vernon Parish12,826-1.3%
27Vermilion Parish12,560+1.7%
28Plaquemines Parish12,528+8.2%
29St. Martin Parish12,308+2.9%
30St. Bernard Parish11,254+1.4%
31Washington Parish11,134+2.2%
32Webster Parish11,054-1.5%
33Avoyelles Parish9,801+1.9%
34Beauregard Parish9,062+1%
35De Soto Parish8,423+2.3%
36Jefferson Davis Parish8,020+2.3%
37Evangeline Parish7,827-0.5%
38St. James Parish7,650-4.1%
39Allen Parish7,378+1.5%
40Richland Parish6,232-2%
41Morehouse Parish6,213+1.5%
42Pointe Coupee Parish5,461-1.9%
43Union Parish5,454+3.4%
44Sabine Parish5,336-3.2%
45Concordia Parish5,266-0.3%
46East Feliciana Parish5,105+2.4%
47West Feliciana Parish4,914-6.7%
48LaSalle Parish4,680+0.9%
49Franklin Parish4,650-0.7%
50Winn Parish4,417-1.2%
51Cameron Parish4,009-4.3%
52Assumption Parish3,944+5.8%
53Bienville Parish3,868+4%
54Jackson Parish3,866+3.3%
55Grant Parish3,426+1.3%
56Madison Parish3,163-1.3%
57Claiborne Parish2,992-1.3%
58Red River Parish2,502-1.2%
59Catahoula Parish2,264+2.4%
60Caldwell Parish2,242+0.9%
61West Carroll Parish1,997+1.5%
62St. Helena Parish1,643+2.4%
63East Carroll Parish1,427-1.3%
64Tensas Parish815-1.2%

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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/2024/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), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/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), 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/louisiana-counties?period=2024. 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), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/louisiana-counties?period=2024.

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Which county has the highest covered employment (QCEW)?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 270,603 jobs in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Tensas Parish, with 815 jobs in 2024.

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