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The following represents broad industry classifications and average wage rates as of data available in January 2008.  Download this in Excel.
| | 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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