West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

FIPS 22121 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, West Baton Rouge Parish had an annual average of 13,248 jobs across 857 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

13,248

+3% YoY

Establishments

857

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$67,546

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 West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
238 NAICS 238 1,966 63 $1,471 $150.3M
722 NAICS 722 980 63 $362 $18.5M
237 NAICS 237 866 18 $1,815 $79.1M
332 NAICS 332 741 16 $1,678 $64.7M
484 NAICS 484 671 35 $1,446 $50.5M
423 NAICS 423 488 38 $1,502 $38.1M
324 NAICS 324 443 7 $3,113 $71.7M
325 NAICS 325 391 13 $2,612 $53.1M
455 NAICS 455 352 10 $553 $10.1M
541 NAICS 541 315 56 $1,728 $28.2M
922 NAICS 922 312 14 $1,089 $17.7M
811 NAICS 811 289 31 $1,213 $18.3M
457 NAICS 457 234 27 $663 $8.1M
424 NAICS 424 225 6 $1,398 $16.3M
624 NAICS 624 224 28 $435 $5.1M
493 NAICS 493 215 16 $1,244 $13.9M
445 NAICS 445 212 16 $523 $5.8M
488 NAICS 488 185 13 $1,429 $13.7M
921 NAICS 921 147 13 $965 $7.4M
721 NAICS 721 145 18 $412 $3.1M
561 NAICS 561 142 38 $1,020 $7.5M
339 NAICS 339 141 4 $1,177 $8.7M
522 NAICS 522 86 15 $899 $4.0M
236 NAICS 236 86 15 $1,368 $6.1M
441 NAICS 441 77 12 $748 $3.0M
611 NAICS 611 74 10 $449 $1.7M
813 NAICS 813 56 8 $360 $1.0M
336 NAICS 336 55 4 $2,086 $6.0M
459 NAICS 459 53 14 $765 $2.1M
531 NAICS 531 53 13 $940 $2.6M
532 NAICS 532 50 10 $1,152 $3.0M
524 NAICS 524 50 22 $1,022 $2.7M
449 NAICS 449 46 6 $823 $2.0M
456 NAICS 456 39 9 $844 $1.7M
491 NAICS 491 37 4 $1,130 $2.2M
221 NAICS 221 27 3 $2,287 $3.2M
926 NAICS 926 25 2 $1,873 $2.5M
425 NAICS 425 23 5 $2,144 $2.5M
924 NAICS 924 3 1 $1,197 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

84

jobs · $75,985 avg pay

State Government

61

jobs · $56,052 avg pay

Local Government

1,527

jobs · $53,724 avg pay

Private

11,576

jobs · $69,371 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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