Morehouse Parish

Morehouse Parish Workforce

 

WORKFORCE STATISTICS (January 2021)

Civilian Labor Force 10,085
Total Employed 9,149
Total Un-employed 936
Unemployment Rate 9.3%
La. Workforce Commission, Labor Market Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted, January 2021.
 

OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATION (2020)

Blue Collar 31.54%
White Collar 47.73%
Service and Farm 20.73%
Environics Analytics (EA). Claritas - Pop-Facts Premier 2020, Claritas

 

EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES FOR SELECTED OCCUPATIONS (Q1 2020)

  Average Employment Average Weekly Wage
ALL OCCUPATIONS 6,420 $683
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 273 $548
Mining * *
Utilities 68 $1,543
Construction 341 $825
Manufacturing 620 $1,185
Wholesale trade 314 $1,385
Retail trade 818 $491
Transportation and warehousing 111 $980
Information 31 $1,154
Finance and insurance 192 $956
Real estate and rental and leasing 47 $602
Professional and technical services 93 $702
Management of companies and enterprises * *
Administrative and waste services 67 $598
Educational services 655 $624
Health care and social assistance 1,864 $538
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 34 $276
Accommodation and food services 407 $260
Other services, except public administration 116 $452
Public administration 341 $607
*Data non-published
La. Workforce Commission, Employment and Total Wages Paid by Employers Subject to La. Employment Security Law, Q1 2020. Released July 2020.