Jefferson Parish, LA

FIPS 22051 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Jefferson Parish had an annual average of 184,765 jobs across 15,879 establishments, paying $11.8 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

184,765

+1% YoY

Establishments

15,879

Total Wages

$11.8B

Avg Annual Pay

$63,803

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Jefferson Parish, LA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 17,084 1,294 $492 $437.5M
622 NAICS 622 15,183 66 $1,787 $1,411.1M
621 NAICS 621 12,922 1,223 $1,283 $861.9M
561 NAICS 561 12,286 1,034 $883 $564.0M
541 NAICS 541 10,538 2,133 $1,632 $894.2M
238 NAICS 238 6,948 915 $1,346 $486.2M
423 NAICS 423 5,248 628 $1,754 $478.8M
455 NAICS 455 5,058 112 $558 $146.7M
524 NAICS 524 4,717 549 $1,881 $461.2M
445 NAICS 445 4,076 255 $602 $127.6M
624 NAICS 624 4,060 494 $587 $124.0M
922 NAICS 922 4,003 37 $2,299 $292.2M
441 NAICS 441 3,745 227 $1,299 $252.9M
424 NAICS 424 3,604 281 $1,449 $271.6M
713 NAICS 713 3,201 166 $608 $101.2M
551 NAICS 551 2,908 163 $1,900 $287.2M
812 NAICS 812 2,814 450 $720 $105.3M
623 NAICS 623 2,807 86 $745 $108.7M
488 NAICS 488 2,609 176 $1,316 $178.5M
611 NAICS 611 2,466 188 $895 $114.7M
237 NAICS 237 2,398 93 $1,674 $200.5M
456 NAICS 456 2,345 256 $875 $106.7M
458 NAICS 458 2,318 302 $537 $64.7M
522 NAICS 522 2,313 300 $1,502 $180.6M
444 NAICS 444 2,244 111 $829 $96.7M
811 NAICS 811 2,241 422 $1,192 $138.9M
459 NAICS 459 2,136 301 $631 $70.2M
236 NAICS 236 2,125 385 $1,364 $150.7M
531 NAICS 531 2,101 513 $1,070 $115.0M
449 NAICS 449 1,928 229 $940 $94.2M
532 NAICS 532 1,786 170 $1,134 $105.4M
311 NAICS 311 1,440 54 $980 $73.4M
484 NAICS 484 1,367 183 $1,161 $82.5M
492 NAICS 492 1,213 45 $915 $57.7M
721 NAICS 721 1,210 88 $643 $40.5M
562 NAICS 562 1,186 56 $1,455 $89.7M
493 NAICS 493 1,140 32 $1,710 $101.4M
332 NAICS 332 995 66 $1,357 $70.2M
481 NAICS 481 990 18 $1,194 $61.5M
457 NAICS 457 977 198 $624 $31.7M
813 NAICS 813 767 128 $828 $33.0M
517 NAICS 517 742 50 $1,590 $61.4M
336 NAICS 336 709 19 $1,701 $62.7M
483 NAICS 483 706 56 $2,196 $80.7M
921 NAICS 921 700 25 $2,667 $46.8M
512 NAICS 512 686 40 $336 $12.0M
333 NAICS 333 680 18 $1,474 $52.1M
325 NAICS 325 679 19 $2,422 $85.5M
924 NAICS 924 676 11 $2,376 $73.2M
425 NAICS 425 653 168 $2,578 $87.5M
518 NAICS 518 612 61 $978 $31.1M
491 NAICS 491 503 13 $1,397 $36.5M
485 NAICS 485 477 42 $761 $18.9M
327 NAICS 327 433 18 $1,539 $34.6M
523 NAICS 523 420 159 $2,503 $54.7M
926 NAICS 926 390 23 $1,926 $26.9M
323 NAICS 323 365 54 $868 $16.5M
923 NAICS 923 291 8 $1,868 $22.3M
221 NAICS 221 285 22 $2,730 $40.4M
334 NAICS 334 246 16 $1,621 $20.8M
339 NAICS 339 186 38 $1,055 $10.2M
335 NAICS 335 131 10 $1,604 $11.0M
516 NAICS 516 128 20 $1,279 $8.5M
213 NAICS 213 111 22 $1,672 $9.7M
814 NAICS 814 108 144 $599 $3.4M
513 NAICS 513 95 79 $2,047 $10.1M
337 NAICS 337 86 14 $940 $4.2M
314 NAICS 314 70 20 $805 $2.9M
525 NAICS 525 68 13 $1,281 $4.6M
315 NAICS 315 37 6 $685 $1.3M
533 NAICS 533 29 8 $2,243 $3.4M
519 NAICS 519 24 17 $2,555 $3.2M
928 NAICS 928 22 2 $2,336 $2.7M
321 NAICS 321 17 6 $684 $0.6M
999 NAICS 999 9 9 $613 $0.3M
115 NAICS 115 7 5 $1,235 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

1,434

jobs · $100,446 avg pay

State Government

1,285

jobs · $68,244 avg pay

Local Government

12,398

jobs · $57,999 avg pay

Private

169,648

jobs · $63,884 avg pay

LA Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.4%

April 2026

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