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Employment
The following represents broad industry classifications and average wage rates as of data available in January 2008.

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  Industries   4Q20 04   4Q20 06  
  Employment by Industry
Emps
 Est Wage/Wk Emps Est Wage/Wk  
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 662 94 636 102    
            Livingston Parish 120 19 $574 135 18 $499  
            St Helena Parish 75 4 $498 61 4 $431  
            Tangipahoa Parish 185 33 $431 145 34 $467  
            Washington Parish 144 7 $441 150 9 $484  
            St Tammany Parish 138 31 $504 145 37 $607  
  Mining 437 52 626 71    
            Livingston Parish 105 8 $1,085 126 10 $900  
            St Helena Parish * * * * 1 *  
            Tangipahoa Parish 54 7 $795 132 10 $815  
            Washington Parish 82 10 $643 89 11 $615  
            St Tammany Parish 196 27 $980 279 39 $2,699  
  Utilities 1,009 86 1,068 86    
            Livingston Parish 183 16 $791 155 14 $686  
            St Helena Parish 19 3 $997 18 3 $1,014  
            Tangipahoa Parish 229 21 $1,003 340 21 $857  
            Washington Parish 151 14 $737 153 14 $840  
            St Tammany Parish 427 32 $839 402 34 $930  
  Construction 8,845 1,152 10,699 1,547    
            Livingston Parish 1,809 247 $672 2,781 311 $760  
            St Helena Parish 86 6 $518 103 10 $604  
            Tangipahoa Parish 1,695 210 $567 2,162 305 $754  
            Washington Parish 734 67 $440 633 70 $518  
            St Tammany Parish 4,521 622 $665 5,020 851 $834  
  Manufacturing 8,108 349 9,034 387    
            Livingston Parish 1,774 65 $795 2,065 67 $974  
            St Helena Parish 166 7 $588 196 7 $685  
            Tangipahoa Parish 2,982 87 $550 3,129 102 $853  
            Washington Parish 1,267 35 $940 1,237 36 $984  
            St Tammany Parish 1,919 155 $705 2,407 175 $812  
                 
  Industries   4Q20 04   4Q20 06  
  Employment by Industry
Emps
 Est Wage/Wk Emps Est Wage/Wk  
  Wholesale trade 5,301 783 5,542 892    
            Livingston Parish 397 78 $799 383 87 $895  
            St Helena Parish * * * * 2 *  
            Tangipahoa Parish 2,094 140 $822 1,697 153 $682  
            Washington Parish 197 26 $577 179 26 $692  
            St Tammany Parish 2,613 539 $1,042 3,283 624 $1,266  
  Retail trade 22,296 1,654 25,129 1,735    
            Livingston Parish 2,855 229 $372 3,094 252 $416  
            St Helena Parish 199 15 $294 150 14 $292  
            Tangipahoa Parish 5,755 412 $430 7,000 436 $455  
            Washington Parish 1,521 160 $343 1,560 157 $398  
            St Tammany Parish 11,966 838 $404 13,325 876 $473  
  Transportation and warehousing 4,777 348 4,623 379    
            Livingston Parish 571 67 $699 509 64 $889  
            St Helena Parish 72 12 $797 65 10 $796  
            Tangipahoa Parish 1,675 80 $646 1,962 99 $649  
            Washington Parish 263 38 $570 224 33 $636  
            St Tammany Parish 2,196 151 $969 1,863 173 $1,166  
  Information 2,233 148 2,057 152    
            Livingston Parish 151 12 $625 166 11 $685  
            St Helena Parish 0 0 $0 0 0 $0  
            Tangipahoa Parish 632 28 $575 521 27 $698  
            Washington Parish 143 13 $581 110 11 $666  
            St Tammany Parish 1,307 95 $714 1,260 103 $953  
  Finance and insurance 4,278 762 4,777 894    
            Livingston Parish 683 97 $615 590 117 $725  
            St Helena Parish 29 7 $459 25 6 $590  
            Tangipahoa Parish 807 158 $692 1,191 192 $1,090  
            Washington Parish 380 61 $582 352 64 $706  
            St Tammany Parish 2,379 439 $831 2,619 515 $1,073  
                 
  Industries   4Q20 04   4Q20 06  
  Employment by Industry
Emps
 Est Wage/Wk Emps Est Wage/Wk  
  Real estate and rental and leasing 1,620 343 1,798 412    
            Livingston Parish 110 37 $394 172 59 $684  
            St Helena Parish * * * * 2 *  
            Tangipahoa Parish 322 79 $411 400 94 $733  
            Washington Parish 61 16 $422 42 16 $407  
            St Tammany Parish 1,127 211 $509 1,184 241 $643  
  Professional and technical services 4,710 1,060 5,186 1,309    
            Livingston Parish 472 115 $790 623 146 $847  
            St Helena Parish 25 4 $1,051 25 5 $593  
            Tangipahoa Parish 705 183 $634 776 214 $942  
            Washington Parish 307 52 $400 134 54 $601  
            St Tammany Parish 3,201 706 $1,084 3,628 890 $1,100  
  Management of companies and enterprises 1,153 38 1,312 57    
            Livingston Parish * * * * 2 *  
            St Helena Parish 0 0 $0 0 0 $0  
            Tangipahoa Parish 180 11 $756 200 16 $832  
            Washington Parish * * * * 2 *  
            St Tammany Parish 973 27 $889 1,112 37 $843  
  Administrative and waste services 3,939 540 6,074 634    
            Livingston Parish 502 85 $547 706 108 $583  
            St Helena Parish * * * 18 3 $358  
            Tangipahoa Parish 1,199 89 $373 2,150 110 $294  
            Washington Parish 141 23 $511 366 32 $439  
            St Tammany Parish 2,097 343 $506 2,834 381 $663  
  Educational services 6,768 24 6,502 106    
            Livingston Parish * * * * 8 *  
            St Helena Parish * * * * 3 *  
            Tangipahoa Parish 5,003 19 $529 4,900 28 $511  
            Washington Parish 1,765 5 $422 1,602 5 $515  
            St Tammany Parish * * * * 62 *  
                 
  Industries   4Q20 04   4Q20 06  
  Employment by Industry
Emps
 Est Wage/Wk Emps Est Wage/Wk  
  Health care and social assistance 22,974 1,058 24,348 1,191    
            Livingston Parish 1,563 110 $393 1,770 130 $425  
            St Helena Parish 298 10 $441 357 12 $421  
            Tangipahoa Parish 7,285 241 $611 7,782 272 $630  
            Washington Parish 1,861 83 $522 2,039 86 $547  
            St Tammany Parish 11,967 614 $725 12,400 691 $813  
  Arts, entertainment, and recreation 1,574 117 1,692 142    
            Livingston Parish 289 16 $246 289 19 $260  
            St Helena Parish * * * * 1 *  
            Tangipahoa Parish 214 27 $212 240 27 $237  
            Washington Parish 45 8 $308 37 9 $342  
            St Tammany Parish 1,026 66 $290 1,126 86 $339  
  Accommodation and food services 13,903 762 14,505 877    
            Livingston Parish 1,776 100 $171 1,999 121 $201  
            St Helena Parish * * * 32 4 $108  
            Tangipahoa Parish 3,632 187 $189 3,864 220 $221  
            Washington Parish 636 46 $179 623 55 $200  
            St Tammany Parish 7,859 429 $208 7,987 477 $267  
  Other services, except public administration 3,691 785 4,032 825    
            Livingston Parish 506 120 $414 590 139 $537  
            St Helena Parish 32 9 $219 27 8 $283  
            Tangipahoa Parish 1,166 167 $355 1,258 181 $411  
            Washington Parish 216 65 $372 199 60 $411  
            St Tammany Parish 1,771 424 $480 1,958 437 $585  
  Public administration 6,182 266 6,392 270    
            Livingston Parish 825 46 $461 1,007 44 $446  
            St Helena Parish 163 15 $339 134 15 $410  
            Tangipahoa Parish 1,444 81 $580 1,579 82 $578  
            Washington Parish 931 38 $591 930 40 $587  
            St Tammany Parish 2,819 86 $642 2,742 89 $688  
 


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