Workforce Profile
Industry Breakdown – Top 10 4th Quarter 2010
Industry Breakdown 4th Quarter 2010
Industry Breakdown Rank Industry Sector Establishments Employees Percentage 1 Health Care and Social Assistance 2,354 59187 14.58% 2 Retail Trade (44 & 45) 3,440 48833 12.03% 3 Education Services 304 44885 11.06% 4 Construction 2543 41886 10.32% 5 Accommodation and Food Services 1777 32101 7.91% 6 State Government, Exc. Education, Hospitals 649 30363 7.48% 7 Manufacturing (31-33) 892 28163 6.94% 8 Admin., Support, Waste Mgmt, Remediation 1,361 20459 5.04% 9 Professional, Scientific & Technical Svc 2,930 18974 4.67% 10 Wholesale Trade 1571 14095 3.47% 4th Quarter 2010 Source: LA Workforce Commission, based on 4th Qrt 2010
Industry Breakdown (continued) Rank Industry Sector Establishments Employees Percentage 11 Finance and Insurance 1690 13700 3.37% 12 Transportation and Warehousing (48 & 49) 776 13079 3.22% 13 Other Services (except Public Admin.) 2078 11173 2.75% 14 Information 348 6721 1.66% 15 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 995 5307 1.31% 16 Management of Companies and Enterprises 154 5237 1.29% 17 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 290 5155 1.27% 18 Utilities 133 3223 0.79% 19 Mining 107 2003 0.49% 20 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 169 1086 0.27% 21 Other Sectors 321 355 0.09% Supersectors and Totals 22,882 405,985 100.00% 4th Quarter 2010 Source: LA Workforce Commission, based on 4th Qrt 2010
Parish Unemployment Rate Rank Unemployment Rate August 2011 Unemployment August 2011 Parish Unemployment Rate Rank 1 – Highest 64 – Lowest Parish Unemployment Rate August 2011 12 Month Change STATE 7.3% 4 Saint Helena Parish 13.9 -1.3 11 Iberville Parish 10.5 -0.7 18 Point Coupee Parish 9.5 0.2 20 Tangipahoa Parish 9 24 West Feliciana Parish -0.3 26 East Feliciana Parish 8.8 -0.9 39 East Baton Rouge Parish 7.5 41 West Baton Rouge Parish -1.7 45 Livingston Parish 7 -0.8 50 Ascension Parish 6.8 Unemployment Rate for August 2011 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
GRADUATION RATES VS. SREB AVERAGES Educational Issues
Institution Classification SREB AVERAGE for Institution Classification Percent Completing at Institution of Initial Enrollment SREB AVERAGE for Institution Classification Baton Rouge Community College Two Year 2 3% 18% River Parishes Community College Two Year 3 5% 19% LSU A&M Four Year 1 58% 64% Southeastern University of Louisiana Four Year 3 30% 44% Southern University A&M 29%