Lafourche Parish, LA

FIPS 22057 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lafourche Parish had an annual average of 34,853 jobs across 2,205 establishments, paying $2.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

34,853

+1.1% YoY

Establishments

2,205

Total Wages

$2.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$67,111

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 Lafourche Parish, LA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 1 — —
488 NAICS 488 3,805 30 $2,168 $428.9M
722 NAICS 722 2,531 172 $365 $48.0M
238 NAICS 238 2,164 126 $1,290 $145.1M
621 NAICS 621 1,821 148 $1,090 $103.2M
483 NAICS 483 1,714 49 $2,130 $189.8M
561 NAICS 561 1,227 103 $786 $50.1M
336 NAICS 336 1,172 16 $1,414 $86.2M
455 NAICS 455 1,052 30 $594 $32.5M
213 NAICS 213 850 22 $1,996 $88.2M
541 NAICS 541 824 242 $1,441 $61.7M
624 NAICS 624 716 64 $536 $20.0M
237 NAICS 237 685 21 $2,027 $63.8M
211 NAICS 211 685 10 $3,381 $120.4M
445 NAICS 445 667 32 $499 $17.3M
333 NAICS 333 660 9 $1,877 $64.4M
922 NAICS 922 651 16 $1,049 $35.5M
457 NAICS 457 516 59 $493 $13.2M
444 NAICS 444 480 32 $641 $16.0M
522 NAICS 522 331 72 $1,322 $22.8M
424 NAICS 424 320 31 $1,233 $20.5M
713 NAICS 713 318 31 $409 $6.8M
423 NAICS 423 302 31 $1,258 $19.8M
811 NAICS 811 298 60 $1,123 $17.4M
311 NAICS 311 297 10 $1,109 $17.1M
484 NAICS 484 264 40 $1,262 $17.3M
236 NAICS 236 228 52 $1,259 $14.9M
524 NAICS 524 223 62 $1,195 $13.9M
562 NAICS 562 221 22 $1,313 $15.1M
441 NAICS 441 220 27 $768 $8.8M
456 NAICS 456 208 33 $856 $9.3M
921 NAICS 921 190 12 $935 $9.2M
459 NAICS 459 187 41 $446 $4.3M
551 NAICS 551 168 19 $1,680 $14.7M
611 NAICS 611 163 21 $616 $5.2M
812 NAICS 812 155 24 $715 $5.8M
221 NAICS 221 154 10 $1,944 $11.5M
532 NAICS 532 152 35 $1,218 $9.6M
721 NAICS 721 140 19 $472 $3.4M
458 NAICS 458 140 28 $292 $2.1M
517 NAICS 517 134 14 $1,434 $10.0M
449 NAICS 449 133 25 $757 $5.2M
332 NAICS 332 133 13 $1,323 $9.2M
924 NAICS 924 112 13 $1,466 $6.0M
491 NAICS 491 111 8 $1,243 $7.2M
111 NAICS 111 98 17 $1,135 $5.8M
531 NAICS 531 84 36 $673 $3.0M
923 NAICS 923 36 6 $1,608 $3.1M
112 NAICS 112 26 5 $869 $1.2M
513 NAICS 513 21 8 $2,001 $2.2M
425 NAICS 425 17 10 $2,132 $1.8M
337 NAICS 337 16 3 $855 $0.7M
926 NAICS 926 15 2 $1,811 $1.4M
339 NAICS 339 8 4 $1,133 $0.5M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

139

jobs · $68,871 avg pay

State Government

1,188

jobs · $58,310 avg pay

Local Government

3,912

jobs · $50,358 avg pay

Private

29,614

jobs · $69,669 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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