Plaquemines Parish, LA

FIPS 22075 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Plaquemines Parish had an annual average of 12,528 jobs across 876 establishments, paying $1.1 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

12,528

+8.2% YoY

Establishments

876

Total Wages

$1.1B

Avg Annual Pay

$88,195

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 Plaquemines Parish, LA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 2 — —
483 NAICS 483 1,007 28 $1,786 $93.5M
237 NAICS 237 644 29 $2,595 $86.9M
561 NAICS 561 632 52 $1,441 $47.4M
488 NAICS 488 623 28 $1,806 $58.5M
238 NAICS 238 514 53 $1,836 $49.1M
325 NAICS 325 500 7 $3,024 $78.7M
332 NAICS 332 485 14 $1,944 $49.0M
722 NAICS 722 481 56 $441 $11.0M
423 NAICS 423 426 39 $1,518 $33.6M
928 NAICS 928 293 1 $1,627 $24.8M
335 NAICS 335 292 3 $1,556 $23.6M
611 NAICS 611 282 10 $1,118 $16.4M
621 NAICS 621 223 25 $967 $11.2M
445 NAICS 445 211 14 $517 $5.7M
336 NAICS 336 207 5 $1,688 $18.2M
532 NAICS 532 207 23 $1,587 $17.1M
811 NAICS 811 172 27 $1,378 $12.3M
311 NAICS 311 150 5 $1,538 $12.0M
562 NAICS 562 138 15 $1,484 $10.6M
333 NAICS 333 96 5 $1,642 $8.2M
444 NAICS 444 92 11 $838 $4.0M
221 NAICS 221 88 3 $1,381 $6.4M
541 NAICS 541 88 1 $1,862 $8.6M
455 NAICS 455 86 12 $555 $2.5M
721 NAICS 721 84 10 $510 $2.2M
484 NAICS 484 81 14 $818 $3.4M
236 NAICS 236 81 24 $1,119 $4.7M
441 NAICS 441 46 8 $771 $1.8M
522 NAICS 522 44 6 $2,334 $5.3M
111 NAICS 111 36 4 $547 $1.0M
491 NAICS 491 35 5 $1,028 $1.9M
812 NAICS 812 28 9 $443 $0.7M
531 NAICS 531 24 16 $1,468 $1.8M
926 NAICS 926 21 2 $1,824 $2.0M
486 NAICS 486 20 5 $2,577 $2.7M
487 NAICS 487 13 6 $878 $0.6M
622 NAICS 622 12 1 $1,931 $1.2M
459 NAICS 459 8 6 $429 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

450

jobs · $85,472 avg pay

State Government

35

jobs · $53,882 avg pay

Local Government

1,348

jobs · $62,980 avg pay

Private

10,695

jobs · $91,602 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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