Ouachita Parish, LA
FIPS 22073 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Ouachita Parish had an annual average of 69,384 jobs across 5,397 establishments, paying $3.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
69,384
+0.2% YoY
Establishments
5,397
Total Wages
$3.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$50,059
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.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 6,452 | 358 | $364 | $122.3M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 6,432 | 575 | $2,023 | $360.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 5,095 | 306 | $863 | $227.6M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 3,365 | 18 | $1,253 | $219.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 2,792 | 189 | $562 | $73.2M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 2,707 | 661 | $1,493 | $184.7M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 2,537 | 313 | $1,115 | $147.1M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 2,040 | 42 | $662 | $70.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 1,889 | 146 | $1,552 | $130.3M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 1,875 | 68 | $512 | $49.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,645 | 30 | $2,089 | $105.6M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 1,552 | 13 | $1,783 | $143.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 1,431 | 62 | $510 | $38.0M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 1,146 | 150 | $1,539 | $91.7M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 1,127 | 99 | $1,058 | $62.0M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 1,015 | 143 | $1,202 | $63.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 858 | 127 | $440 | $19.7M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 830 | 109 | $1,090 | $47.1M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 763 | 9 | $1,350 | $53.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 755 | 55 | $341 | $13.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 725 | 98 | $505 | $19.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 714 | 92 | $796 | $29.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 692 | 52 | $753 | $27.1M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 644 | 75 | $1,378 | $46.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 642 | 216 | $885 | $29.1M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 625 | 23 | $1,545 | $50.2M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 579 | 56 | $1,908 | $57.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 578 | 141 | $1,421 | $42.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 566 | 45 | $577 | $17.0M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 565 | 43 | $1,328 | $39.0M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 558 | 78 | $1,196 | $34.7M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 544 | 109 | $649 | $18.4M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 536 | 98 | $398 | $11.1M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 490 | 24 | $1,671 | $42.6M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 452 | 14 | $1,050 | $24.7M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 447 | 54 | $817 | $19.0M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 408 | 14 | $1,168 | $24.8M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 399 | 8 | $810 | $16.8M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 367 | 19 | $1,844 | $21.8M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 362 | 42 | $826 | $15.6M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 360 | 44 | $993 | $18.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 350 | 53 | $915 | $16.6M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 272 | 12 | $1,731 | $24.5M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 266 | 7 | $1,655 | $14.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 235 | 7 | $1,253 | $15.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 228 | 27 | $1,751 | $20.7M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 228 | 8 | $1,832 | $21.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 227 | 24 | $1,209 | $14.3M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 189 | 15 | $2,104 | $11.9M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 169 | 32 | $1,300 | $11.4M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 155 | 12 | $688 | $5.5M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 137 | 8 | $2,304 | $16.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 131 | 41 | $2,835 | $19.3M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 101 | 4 | $1,073 | $5.6M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 99 | 13 | $764 | $3.9M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 83 | 19 | $1,228 | $5.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 78 | 3 | $857 | $3.5M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 76 | 6 | $798 | $3.2M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 76 | 16 | $659 | $2.6M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 70 | 10 | $2,199 | $8.1M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 65 | 7 | $1,660 | $4.2M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 51 | 10 | $448 | $1.2M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 48 | 10 | $718 | $1.8M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 48 | 3 | $1,033 | $2.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 40 | 20 | $1,596 | $3.3M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 38 | 7 | $1,233 | $2.4M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 33 | 5 | $1,052 | $1.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 21 | 9 | $786 | $0.9M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 20 | 46 | $473 | $0.5M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 18 | 6 | $967 | $0.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 16 | 1 | $1,056 | $0.9M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 7 | 4 | $1,954 | $0.7M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
461
jobs · $76,863 avg pay
State Government
2,496
jobs · $63,100 avg pay
Local Government
7,299
jobs · $46,495 avg pay
Private
59,128
jobs · $49,740 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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