NAICS 56

Administrative and Support Services in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

Metro Market Score 55.6 (Challenging), ranked #159 of 267 metros. 784 establishments, 8,199 jobs.

Metro Market Score 55.6

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national administrative and support services average.

Shreveport-Bossier City's administrative and support services sector saw employment decline over the past year (growth trend: 13.5). That contraction, combined with a 55.6 market score, puts this metro in the lower half for market conditions. Understand why the local market is shrinking before committing.

Industry Concentration

62.2

LQ: 0.86

Rank #166 of 267 metros

Wage Competitiveness

10.1

$39,074 avg wage

Growth Trend

↓ 13.5

Employment growth index

Rank #232 of 267 metros

Wage Pressure

58.0

YoY wage change index

784 Administrative and Support Services Firms in Shreveport-Bossier City

784

Establishments

-3.4% YoY

8,199

Total Employment

-9.4% YoY

$39,074

Average Annual Wage

+3.7% YoY

0.86

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Louisiana

#6 of 7

administrative and support services metros in state

Louisiana state rank

#40 of 51

for administrative and support services entry risk

vs State Median

+8.7

worse than median (46.9)

Shreveport-Bossier City vs Louisiana Statewide

How this metro's administrative and support services market compares to Louisiana overall. The state ranks #40/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Shreveport-Bossier City	LA Statewide
Overall Score	55.6 Challenging	43.9 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#159 of 267 metros	#40 of 51 states

Metro and state scores use different methodologies (metro has 4 QCEW-based metrics; state adds BDS survival and momentum data). Direct score comparisons are approximate.

Other Industries in Shreveport-Bossier City

Construction 52.0 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 52.9 Finance and Insurance 53.7 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 59.5 Retail Trade 67.0 Accommodation and Food Services 70.0

Administrative and Support Services in Other Louisiana Metros

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 41.2 #62/267 Hammond 41.8 #66/267 Alexandria 44.1 #78/267 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 46.9 #98/267 Lake Charles 51.6 #125/267 New Orleans-Metairie 80.3 #264/267

Administrative and Support Services Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Shreveport-Bossier City's 55.6 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Waterbury-Shelton, CT 55.7 #160/267 Chambersburg, PA 55.8 #161/267 Rochester, NY 55.8 #162/267 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ 55.5 #158/267 Huntsville, AL 55.4 #157/267 Santa Fe, NM 55.3 #156/267 Lincoln, NE 56.1 #163/267 Wildwood-The Villages, FL 56.1 #164/267 Coeur d'Alene, ID 56.2 #165/267 Champaign-Urbana, IL 56.2 #166/267

Administrative and Support Services in States Bordering Louisiana

State-level entry risk for administrative and support services in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Mississippi 31.3 #8/51 Arkansas 42.0 #29/51 Texas 43.0 #34/51

Browse Administrative and Support Services in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for administrative and support services across all 51 markets, sorted by rank.

About Metro Market Score: A weighted composite of industry concentration (25%), wage competitiveness (25%), wage pressure (20%), and employment growth trend (30%). Lower scores indicate more favorable conditions. For Shreveport-Bossier City's administrative and support services sector, the employment growth component (86.5) has the strongest pull on the composite. Metro scores use QCEW data only (no BDS survival data at metro level). Read full methodology →

Data Sources

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics. MSA-level establishment counts, employment, wages, and location quotients for the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment