Ouachita Parish Workforce
WORKFORCE STATISTICS (January 2021)
|
Civilian Labor Force |
69,657 |
|
Total Employed |
65,024 |
|
Total Un-employed |
4,633 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
6.7% |
La. Workforce Commission, Labor Market Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted, January 2021.
OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATION (2020)
|
Blue Collar |
20.52% |
|
White Collar |
59.90% |
|
Service and Farm |
19.58% |
Environics Analytics (EA). Claritas - Pop-Facts Premier 2020, Claritas
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES FOR SELECTED OCCUPATIONS (Q1 2020)
|
|
Average Employment |
Average Weekly Wage |
|
ALL OCCUPATIONS |
69,375 |
$807 |
|
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
140 |
$966 |
|
Mining |
120 |
$899 |
|
Utilities |
563 |
$1,622 |
|
Construction |
3,341 |
$786 |
|
Manufacturing |
4,739 |
$1,284 |
|
Wholesale trade |
2,066 |
$1,335 |
|
Retail trade |
8,738 |
$491 |
|
Transportation and warehousing |
1,836 |
$842 |
|
Information |
1,732 |
$1,434 |
|
Finance and insurance |
2,692 |
$1,218 |
|
Real estate and rental and leasing |
1,044 |
$753 |
|
Professional and technical services |
2,556 |
$992 |
|
Management of companies and enterprises |
1,159 |
$3,022 |
|
Administrative and waste services |
4,508 |
$621 |
|
Educational services |
6,537 |
$698 |
|
Health care and social assistance |
14,851 |
$751 |
|
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
942 |
$271 |
|
Accommodation and food services |
7,079 |
$286 |
|
Other services, except public administration |
1,775 |
$690 |
|
Public administration |
2,956 |
$979 |
La. Workforce Commission, Employment and Total Wages Paid by Employers Subject to La. Employment Security Law, Q1 2020. Released July 2020.