Workforce ProfileRegion 1

Louisiana

JEFFERSON

ORLEANS

ST. BERNARDST. CHARLES

ST. JAMES

ST. JOHNTHE BAPTIST

Region 1JeffersonOrleansPlaqueminesSt. BernardSt. CharlesSt. JamesSt. John the BaptistSt. Tammany

Industry Breakdown – Top 10

Health Care and Social Assis-tance; 13.56%

Accommodation and Food Services; 11.89%

Retail Trade (44 & 45); 11.48%

Education Services; 8.49%

Manufacturing (31-33); 6.63%Construction; 6.35%

Professional, Scientific & Technical Svc; 6.01%

Admin., Support, Waste Mgmt, Remediation; 5.91%

State Government, Exc. Ed-ucation, Hospitals; 5.10%

Transportation and Warehousing (48 & 49);

4.87%

Other; 19.72%

Industry Breakdown

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & HuntingOther Sectors

UtilitiesInformation

MiningReal Estate and Rental and Leasing

Management of Companies and EnterprisesArts, Entertainment, and Recreation

Other Services (except Public Admin.)Finance and Insurance

Wholesale TradeTransportation and Warehousing (48 & 49)

State Government, Exc. Education, HospitalsAdmin., Support, Waste Mgmt, Remediation

Professional, Scientific & Technical SvcConstruction

Manufacturing (31-33)Education Services

Retail Trade (44 & 45)Accommodation and Food Services

Health Care and Social Assistance

0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% 14.00% 16.00%

0.09%0.16%

0.81%1.37%1.43%1.56%1.60%

2.26%2.82%

3.34%4.27%

4.87%5.10%

5.91%6.01%

6.35%6.63%

8.49%11.48%

11.89%13.56%

Rank Industry Sector Establishments Employees Percentage

1 Health Care and Social Assistance 3,327 69698 13.56%

2 Accommodation and Food Services 3,255 61114 11.89%

3 Retail Trade (44 & 45) 4740 58982 11.48%

4 Education Services 403 43621 8.49%

5 Manufacturing (31-33) 1096 34064 6.63%

6 Construction 3,284 32641 6.35%

7 Professional, Scientific & Technical Svc 4,712 30881 6.01%

8 Admin., Support, Waste Mgmt, Remediation 2,153 30377 5.91%

9 State Government, Exc. Education, Hospitals 488 26215 5.10%

10 Transportation and Warehousing (48 & 49) 1257 25023 4.87%

Industry Breakdown

Source: LA Workforce Commission, based on 4th Qrt 2010

Rank Industry Sector Establishments Employees Percentage

11 Wholesale Trade 2661 21960 4.27%

12 Finance and Insurance 2185 17187 3.34%

13 Other Services (except Public Admin.) 2888 14506 2.82%

14 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 570 11613 2.26%

15 Management of Companies and Enterprises 245 8238 1.60%

16 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1452 8009 1.56%

17 Mining 257 7330 1.43%

18 Information 539 7058 1.37%

19 Utilities 115 4181 0.81%

20 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 108 471 0.09%

21 Other Sectors 574 805 0.16%

Supersectors and Totals 36,309 513,974 100.00%

Industry Breakdown (continued)

Source: LA Workforce Commission, based on 4th Qrt 2010Page 5

Unemployment August 2011Parish

Unemployment Rate Rank

1 – Highest64 – Lowest

Parish Unemployment Rate August 2011 12 Month Change

STATE 7.3%

6 Saint James Parish 11.8 -0.5

15 Washington Parish 9.9 -0.8

16Saint John the Baptist

Parish 9.1 -1.8

19 Orleans Parish 9.1 -1.1

42 Saint Bernard Parish 7.2 -0.3

48 Plaquemines Parish 7.0 +0.1

49 Saint Charles Parish 6.8 -0.9

52 Jefferson Parish 6.7 -0.8

58 Saint Tammany Parish 5.7 -0.7

Source: Bureau of Labor StatisticsPage 6

EDUCATIONAL ISSUESGRADUATION RATES VS. SREB AVERAGES

Institution Institution Classification

Percent Completing at Institution of

Initial Enrollment

SREB AVERAGE for Institution Classification

Delgado Community College Two Year 1 3% 16%

Elaine P. Nunez Community College Two Year 3 17% 19%

Southern University at New

OrleansFour Year 4 7% 38%

University of New Orleans Four Year 2 20% 47%