St. Charles Parish, LA
FIPS 22089 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, St. Charles Parish had an annual average of 26,212 jobs across 1,446 establishments, paying $2.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
26,212
+7% YoY
Establishments
1,446
Total Wages
$2.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$97,089
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 2,191 | 18 | $2,669 | $304.2M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 1,669 | 8 | $3,513 | $304.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,260 | 108 | $1,385 | $90.7M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 1,108 | 37 | $1,782 | $102.6M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 1,037 | 7 | $2,139 | $115.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 1,023 | 102 | $345 | $18.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 812 | 146 | $1,811 | $76.3M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 793 | 97 | $1,188 | $49.0M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 777 | 14 | $2,903 | $117.3M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 751 | 70 | $1,786 | $69.7M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 731 | 66 | $1,208 | $45.9M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 546 | 29 | $1,672 | $47.4M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 498 | 44 | $1,269 | $32.9M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 446 | 20 | $555 | $12.9M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 397 | 8 | $1,630 | $33.7M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 390 | 15 | $566 | $11.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 379 | 11 | $1,680 | $33.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 354 | 16 | $894 | $16.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 312 | 43 | $552 | $8.9M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 298 | 37 | $1,535 | $23.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 233 | 26 | $1,910 | $23.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 222 | 9 | $625 | $7.2M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 219 | 6 | $1,294 | $14.7M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 215 | 14 | $1,516 | $16.9M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 212 | 38 | $586 | $6.5M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 192 | 7 | $2,108 | $21.0M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 183 | 39 | $1,389 | $13.2M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 176 | 20 | $335 | $3.1M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 113 | 25 | $1,006 | $5.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 109 | 20 | $1,136 | $6.4M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 102 | 10 | $1,086 | $5.8M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 99 | 12 | $815 | $4.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 95 | 17 | $1,060 | $5.2M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 86 | 14 | $577 | $2.6M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 76 | 10 | $903 | $3.6M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 68 | 21 | $428 | $1.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 65 | 5 | $1,913 | $6.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 62 | 12 | $714 | $2.3M |
| 213 | NAICS 213 | 47 | 5 | $1,876 | $4.6M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 39 | 6 | $244 | $0.5M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 34 | 12 | $2,823 | $5.0M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 34 | 4 | $1,041 | $1.8M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 30 | 4 | $924 | $1.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 27 | 6 | $832 | $1.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 24 | 10 | $799 | $1.0M |
| 486 | NAICS 486 | 24 | 4 | $2,902 | $3.6M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 16 | 6 | $1,029 | $0.9M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 2 | 1 | $1,487 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
178
jobs · $73,157 avg pay
State Government
50
jobs · $47,325 avg pay
Local Government
3,219
jobs · $67,216 avg pay
Private
22,765
jobs · $101,608 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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