Region 5 Workforce Profile Allen Beauregard Calcasieu Cameron Jefferson Davis
Industry Breakdown – Top 10 5th Regional Labor Market Area – 4th Quarter 2010
Industry Breakdown 5th Regional Labor Market Area – 4th Quarter 2010
Industry Breakdown Rank Industry Sector Establishments Employees Percentage 1 Health Care and Social Assistance 753 16296 14.80% 2 Retail Trade (44 & 45) 1,123 13398 12.17% 3 Accommodation and Food Services 501 11547 10.48% 4 Education Services 55 10841 9.84% 5 Manufacturing (31-33) 223 10640 9.66% 6 Construction 736 9613 8.73% 7 State Government, Exc. Education, Hospitals 228 6568 5.96% 8 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 83 4211 3.82% 9 Transportation and Warehousing (48 & 49) 297 4077 3.70% 10 Admin., Support, Waste Mgmt, Remediation 328 3847 3.49% 11 Professional, Scientific & Technical Svc 652 3608 3.28% 5th Regional Labor Market Area – 4th Quarter 2010 Source: LA Workforce Commission, based on 4th Qrt 2010
Industry Breakdown (continued) Rank Industry Sector Establishments Employees Percentage 12 Wholesale Trade 317 3153 2.86% 13 Finance and Insurance 495 2976 2.70% 14 Other Services (except Public Admin.) 493 2381 2.16% 15 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 296 1512 1.37% 16 Mining 85 1370 1.24% 17 Information 82 1256 1.14% 18 Management of Companies and Enterprises 29 1015 0.92% 19 Utilities 70 876 0.80% 20 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 114 857 0.78% 21 Other Sectors 49 87 0.08% Supersectors and Totals 7009 110,129 100.00% 5th Regional Labor Market Area – 4th Quarter 2010 Source: LA Workforce Commission, based on 4th Qrt 2010
Parish Unemployment Rate Rank Unemployment Rate June 2011 Region 8 Unemployment May 2011 Parish Unemployment Rate Rank 1 – Highest 64 – Lowest Parish Unemployment Rate June 2011 12 Month Change STATE 7.9% 14 Allen Parish 10.5 -0.1 32 Beauregard Parish 8.6 +0.8 54 Calcasieu Parish 6.9 -0.5 57 Jefferson Davis Parish 6.5 0.0 60 Cameron Parish 5.9 -1.0 Unemployment Rate for July 2011 Region 5 Parishes 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 McNeese State University Four-Year 4 33% 38%