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Louisiana Jobs - Overall Employment Outlook

The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Louisiana to have 120,882 employers offering 1,880,773 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Louisiana jobs is $716 per week ($37,232 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Louisiana than any other with 1,533,991 jobs and 115,133 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $714 per week ($37,128 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 208,776 positions and 3,136 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $609 per week ($31,668 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Louisiana is the State Government sector which has 1,530 firms and agencies that employ 106,599 people in Louisiana. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $818 per week ($42,536 annually) .

Louisiana Jobs - Industry Outlook

A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Louisiana. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Louisiana jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for 29,220 employers in Louisiana which hire 380,008 people. Their average weekly salary is $656 per week ( $34,112 Annually). Education and Health Services jobs are created by 11,984 employers in Louisiana which employ 233,066 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Education and Health Services industry is $648 per week ($33,696 annually).

If you're interested in Louisiana jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ the most people, with 159,094 positions filled by 4,301 employers in Louisiana. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $1,006 per week in pay, on average or $52,312 annually.

The Construction industry makes up 135,598 Louisiana jobs. The number of businesses and companies hiring employees in this field include 11,251 firms, paying their employees $841 weekly or $43,732 annually.

For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 96,472 companies that create 1,179,410 Louisiana jobs. Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $634 weekly ($32,968 Annually). The Goods Producing industry is made up of 18,661 companies that employ 354,581 people in Louisiana. Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $981 per week ($51,012 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $1,006 per week ($52,312 annually).

Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.

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