Washington Parish, LA

FIPS 22117 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Washington Parish had an annual average of 11,133 jobs across 896 establishments, paying $0.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

11,133

+2.2% YoY

Establishments

896

Total Wages

$0.5B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,081

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 Washington Parish, LA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
561 NAICS 561 1,051 38 $966 $37.6M
624 NAICS 624 760 74 $426 $16.9M
722 NAICS 722 742 66 $316 $12.2M
621 NAICS 621 512 55 $1,109 $29.5M
238 NAICS 238 448 46 $917 $21.4M
455 NAICS 455 447 29 $507 $11.8M
623 NAICS 623 326 10 $699 $11.9M
445 NAICS 445 316 28 $501 $8.2M
922 NAICS 922 292 17 $1,538 $13.7M
236 NAICS 236 269 24 $1,732 $24.2M
522 NAICS 522 197 40 $921 $9.4M
456 NAICS 456 172 21 $796 $7.1M
457 NAICS 457 166 36 $440 $3.8M
221 NAICS 221 158 15 $1,893 $11.8M
444 NAICS 444 89 12 $539 $2.5M
424 NAICS 424 84 9 $874 $3.8M
212 NAICS 212 82 8 $1,187 $5.0M
441 NAICS 441 81 16 $659 $2.8M
332 NAICS 332 80 7 $958 $4.0M
491 NAICS 491 78 4 $1,157 $4.7M
111 NAICS 111 77 3 $892 $3.6M
921 NAICS 921 73 8 $792 $3.0M
484 NAICS 484 73 22 $1,056 $4.0M
311 NAICS 311 61 4 $1,194 $3.8M
812 NAICS 812 56 12 $503 $1.5M
811 NAICS 811 54 18 $884 $2.5M
611 NAICS 611 48 4 $924 $2.3M
237 NAICS 237 43 9 $1,113 $2.5M
486 NAICS 486 36 5 $2,393 $4.4M
449 NAICS 449 32 8 $480 $0.8M
459 NAICS 459 32 9 $349 $0.6M
337 NAICS 337 30 4 $924 $1.4M
517 NAICS 517 28 4 $1,596 $2.4M
458 NAICS 458 26 8 $402 $0.5M
813 NAICS 813 20 7 $354 $0.4M
814 NAICS 814 18 5 $383 $0.4M
513 NAICS 513 16 4 $388 $0.3M
928 NAICS 928 11 1 $1,143 $0.6M
721 NAICS 721 9 4 $330 $0.2M
923 NAICS 923 6 1 $1,693 $0.6M
924 NAICS 924 5 1 $1,332 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 4 1 $1,116 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

107

jobs · $62,512 avg pay

State Government

501

jobs · $60,942 avg pay

Local Government

2,026

jobs · $43,773 avg pay

Private

8,499

jobs · $45,545 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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