NAICS 52

Finance and Insurance in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

Metro Market Score 53.3 (Challenging), ranked #202 of 331 metros. 705 establishments, 3,344 jobs.

Metro Market Score 53.3

Favorable 0-35

Moderate 35-48

Challenging 48-60

Difficult 60+

Challenging

ⓘ Lower is better. Relative to national finance and insurance average.

Despite a mature finance and insurance presence (concentration: 77.3), Slidell-Mandeville-Covington is still adding jobs in this sector. Growth trend sits at 59.5, and the overall 53.3 market score lands in the lower half. Established markets with growth are worth a closer look.

Industry Concentration

77.3

LQ: 0.85

Rank #256 of 331 metros

Wage Competitiveness

63.1

$94,314 avg wage

Growth Trend

↑ 59.5

Employment growth index

Rank #135 of 331 metros

Wage Pressure

30.1

YoY wage change index

705 Finance and Insurance Firms in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington

705

Establishments

+100.0% YoY

3,344

Total Employment

+0.0% YoY

$94,314

Average Annual Wage

+0.0% YoY

0.85

Location Quotient

Below national avg

Within Louisiana

#4 of 7

finance and insurance metros in state

Louisiana state rank

#6 of 51

for finance and insurance entry risk

vs State Median

0.0

matches median (53.3)

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington vs Louisiana Statewide

How this metro's finance and insurance market compares to Louisiana overall. The state ranks #6/51 for entry risk.

Measure	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington	LA Statewide
Overall Score	53.3 Challenging	42.0 Elevated
Score Type	Metro Market Score	Entry Risk Score
Rank	#202 of 331 metros	#6 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.

Finance and Insurance in Other Louisiana Metros

Monroe 32.0 #60/331 Hammond 32.2 #62/331 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 37.5 #85/331 Shreveport-Bossier City 53.7 #206/331 Lafayette 60.6 #248/331 New Orleans-Metairie 76.3 #321/331

Finance and Insurance Metros With Similar Conditions

Metros within 5 points of Slidell-Mandeville-Covington's 53.3 score. Useful when comparing markets with comparable entry profiles.

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 53.3 #203/331 Chattanooga, TN 53.3 #201/331 Saginaw, MI 53.3 #200/331 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL 53.2 #199/331 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 53.4 #204/331 Rockford, IL 53.0 #198/331 Hot Springs, AR 53.0 #197/331 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 53.0 #196/331 Grand Junction, CO 53.6 #205/331 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA 53.7 #206/331

Finance and Insurance in States Bordering Louisiana

State-level entry risk for finance and insurance in adjacent states. Use this to weigh cross-border options.

Arkansas 44.7 #7/51 Texas 50.4 #25/51 Mississippi 54.5 #36/51

Browse Finance and Insurance in Other States

State-level entry risk reports for finance and insurance 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington's finance and insurance sector, the industry concentration component (77.3) 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA area.

Data period: 2024. Last updated: April 2026.

Metro Market Assessment