Rapides Parish, LA

FIPS 22079 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Rapides Parish had an annual average of 56,422 jobs across 4,093 establishments, paying $2.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

56,422

+0.6% YoY

Establishments

4,093

Total Wages

$2.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,777

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 Rapides Parish, LA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
999 NAICS 999 — 2 — —
622 NAICS 622 5,204 36 $1,758 $349.6M
722 NAICS 722 4,733 287 $391 $96.2M
621 NAICS 621 3,900 460 $1,235 $250.5M
561 NAICS 561 3,038 259 $808 $127.4M
624 NAICS 624 2,432 137 $428 $54.1M
541 NAICS 541 1,790 392 $1,413 $124.1M
455 NAICS 455 1,740 53 $550 $49.7M
623 NAICS 623 1,628 41 $662 $56.0M
922 NAICS 922 1,610 30 $2,129 $97.0M
237 NAICS 237 1,333 36 $1,741 $115.3M
238 NAICS 238 1,183 184 $1,036 $63.7M
611 NAICS 611 1,179 52 $927 $46.3M
445 NAICS 445 1,089 54 $512 $29.0M
441 NAICS 441 1,068 76 $1,046 $58.1M
325 NAICS 325 940 11 $1,623 $79.4M
423 NAICS 423 830 98 $1,369 $59.1M
522 NAICS 522 820 105 $1,839 $51.7M
444 NAICS 444 758 48 $729 $28.7M
457 NAICS 457 660 116 $536 $18.4M
551 NAICS 551 652 36 $2,533 $85.9M
332 NAICS 332 646 17 $1,343 $45.1M
321 NAICS 321 641 6 $1,658 $55.2M
811 NAICS 811 622 122 $975 $31.6M
236 NAICS 236 578 88 $1,171 $35.2M
424 NAICS 424 549 44 $1,165 $33.3M
456 NAICS 456 518 62 $930 $25.0M
484 NAICS 484 498 54 $1,254 $32.5M
111 NAICS 111 489 66 $762 $19.4M
921 NAICS 921 475 29 $1,071 $20.3M
459 NAICS 459 465 68 $504 $12.2M
221 NAICS 221 460 18 $1,773 $42.4M
812 NAICS 812 447 87 $676 $15.7M
524 NAICS 524 429 124 $1,220 $27.2M
531 NAICS 531 413 144 $957 $17.3M
458 NAICS 458 398 67 $380 $7.9M
928 NAICS 928 367 3 $1,502 $28.7M
721 NAICS 721 354 36 $399 $7.3M
449 NAICS 449 325 54 $780 $13.2M
492 NAICS 492 314 13 $955 $15.6M
924 NAICS 924 250 9 $1,757 $20.2M
491 NAICS 491 201 19 $1,283 $13.4M
493 NAICS 493 199 12 $1,148 $11.9M
813 NAICS 813 183 28 $1,019 $9.7M
713 NAICS 713 173 30 $324 $2.9M
562 NAICS 562 153 18 $1,222 $9.7M
425 NAICS 425 136 21 $1,296 $9.2M
923 NAICS 923 133 7 $1,901 $10.8M
926 NAICS 926 128 11 $1,503 $9.1M
113 NAICS 113 119 16 $1,222 $7.5M
488 NAICS 488 98 18 $885 $4.5M
517 NAICS 517 96 10 $1,597 $8.0M
516 NAICS 516 96 6 $898 $4.5M
311 NAICS 311 79 5 $879 $3.6M
327 NAICS 327 78 7 $1,184 $4.8M
339 NAICS 339 44 7 $1,067 $2.5M
486 NAICS 486 39 5 $2,383 $4.9M
323 NAICS 323 34 13 $774 $1.4M
712 NAICS 712 31 5 $236 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 27 30 $800 $1.1M
115 NAICS 115 19 12 $895 $0.9M
711 NAICS 711 18 12 $305 $0.3M
112 NAICS 112 11 5 $759 $0.4M
314 NAICS 314 10 4 $398 $0.2M
211 NAICS 211 6 4 $813 $0.3M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

2,028

jobs · $86,772 avg pay

State Government

3,562

jobs · $58,835 avg pay

Local Government

6,178

jobs · $47,688 avg pay

Private

44,654

jobs · $50,190 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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