Union Parish Workforce
WORKFORCE STATISTICS (August 2019)
|
Civilian Labor Force |
9,031 |
|
Total Employed |
8,528 |
|
Total Un-employed |
503 |
|
Unemployment Rate |
5.6% |
La. Workforce Commission, Labor Market Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted, August 2019
OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATION (2019)
|
Blue Collar |
33.99% |
|
White Collar |
47.60% |
|
Service and Farm |
18.41% |
Environics Analytics (EA). Claritas - Pop-Facts Premier 2019, Claritas
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES FOR SELECTED OCCUPATIONS (Q1 2019)
|
|
Average Employment |
Average Weekly Wage |
|
ALL OCCUPATIONS |
5,099 |
$625 |
|
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting |
127 |
$706 |
|
Mining |
6 |
$1,256 |
|
Utilities |
50 |
$1,044 |
|
Construction |
264 |
$701 |
|
Manufacturing |
* |
* |
|
Wholesale trade |
76 |
$1,115 |
|
Retail trade |
583 |
$482 |
|
Transportation and warehousing |
162 |
$902 |
|
Information |
52 |
$1,221 |
|
Finance and insurance |
106 |
$901 |
|
Real estate and rental and leasing |
6 |
$738 |
|
Professional and technical services |
59 |
$641 |
|
Management of companies and enterprises |
* |
* |
|
Administrative and waste services |
207 |
$507 |
|
Educational services |
545 |
$584 |
|
Health care and social assistance |
744 |
$612 |
|
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
34 |
$455 |
|
Accommodation and food services |
274 |
$237 |
|
Other services, except public administration |
54 |
$576 |
|
Public administration |
286 |
$705 |
*Data non-published
La. Workforce Commission, Employment and Total Wages Paid by Employers Subject to La. Employment Security Law, Q1 2019. Released September 2019.