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          Employment Concentration of Construction Laborers in Louisiana

          Rank Region 2025 Employment Concentration level Location Quotient
          1 Lake Charles, LA Metro Area Above average opportunities 2.97
          2 Baton Rouge, LA Metro Area Above average opportunities 2.18
          3 Southwest Louisiana Balance of State Above average opportunities 1.89
          4 Central Louisiana Balance of State Above average opportunities 1.79
          5 Louisiana Above average opportunities 1.62
          6 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.49
          7 Alexandria, LA Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.45
          8 Lafayette, LA Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.41
          9 Monroe, LA Metro Area Above average opportunities 1.4
          10 Northeast Louisiana Balance of State Average opportunities 1.24
          11 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.24
          12 New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.15
          13 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Metro Area Average opportunities 1.02
          14 Hammond, LA Metro Area Average opportunities 0.88