# Counties in Louisiana by job creation rate, 2023

All 64 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_creation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/louisiana-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Union Parish | 21.727 |
| 2 | Vernon Parish | 19.052 |
| 3 | Lafourche Parish | 18.725 |
| 4 | East Carroll Parish | 18.108 |
| 5 | Ascension Parish | 17.52 |
| 6 | Assumption Parish | 17.354 |
| 7 | Caldwell Parish | 16.477 |
| 8 | Concordia Parish | 15.401 |
| 9 | Calcasieu Parish | 15.346 |
| 10 | Plaquemines Parish | 15.18 |
| 11 | Orleans Parish | 15.116 |
| 12 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 14.709 |
| 13 | Lafayette Parish | 14.545 |
| 14 | Sabine Parish | 14.257 |
| 15 | Grant Parish | 14.034 |
| 16 | Cameron Parish | 13.53 |
| 17 | Acadia Parish | 13.419 |
| 18 | Bossier Parish | 13.336 |
| 19 | Terrebonne Parish | 13.309 |
| 20 | Bienville Parish | 13.279 |
| 21 | St. Tammany Parish | 13.152 |
| 22 | Tangipahoa Parish | 13.065 |
| 23 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 13.011 |
| 24 | Jefferson Parish | 12.935 |
| 25 | Ouachita Parish | 12.793 |
| 26 | Iberia Parish | 12.705 |
| 27 | Allen Parish | 12.688 |
| 28 | LaSalle Parish | 12.521 |
| 29 | Natchitoches Parish | 12.379 |
| 30 | Vermilion Parish | 12.372 |
| 31 | St. Mary Parish | 12.357 |
| 32 | St. Martin Parish | 12.241 |
| 33 | Caddo Parish | 12.233 |
| 34 | Washington Parish | 12.176 |
| 35 | Livingston Parish | 12.141 |
| 36 | De Soto Parish | 12.093 |
| 37 | Morehouse Parish | 11.898 |
| 38 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 11.84 |
| 39 | Rapides Parish | 11.817 |
| 40 | St. Bernard Parish | 11.803 |
| 41 | West Feliciana Parish | 11.718 |
| 42 | St. Charles Parish | 11.327 |
| 43 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 11.209 |
| 44 | Lincoln Parish | 10.958 |
| 45 | Winn Parish | 10.932 |
| 46 | St. Helena Parish | 10.721 |
| 47 | Madison Parish | 10.621 |
| 48 | Avoyelles Parish | 10.432 |
| 49 | Webster Parish | 10.255 |
| 50 | Jackson Parish | 10.238 |
| 51 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 10.2 |
| 52 | Beauregard Parish | 10.111 |
| 53 | St. James Parish | 10.028 |
| 54 | St. Landry Parish | 9.825 |
| 55 | West Carroll Parish | 9.761 |
| 56 | Evangeline Parish | 9.641 |
| 57 | Franklin Parish | 9.448 |
| 58 | Red River Parish | 9.389 |
| 59 | Claiborne Parish | 8.947 |
| 60 | Iberville Parish | 8.668 |
| 61 | Tensas Parish | 8.469 |
| 62 | Catahoula Parish | 7.846 |
| 63 | Richland Parish | 6.892 |
| 64 | East Feliciana Parish | 5.364 |