Existing Industry

Shreveport Largest Employers

Shreveport is dedicated towards assuring that our existing industries succeed. Located below is snapshot of the largest employers in Shreveport:

Rank
Employer
Sector
Employees
1
Barksdale Airforce Base
Government
14,023
2
Willis-Knighton Medical Center
Hospitals
7,374
3
Caddo Parish Public Schools
Educational Services
5,600
4
Bossier Parish School Board
Educational Services
3,000
5
University Health-Shreveport
Hospitals
2,673
6
LSU Health-Shreveport
Educational Services
2,613
7
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. General
General Merchandise Stores
2,606
8
City of Shreveport
Public Administration
2,600
9
Horseshoe Bossier City
Gambling
2,532
10
State of Louisiana Civil Service
Public Administration
2,380
11
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Public Administration
1,682
12
Teleperformance, Inc.
Admin. and Support Services
1,620
13
Christus Schumpert Highland Hospital
Hospitals
1,300
14
Sam’s Town Casino
Gambling
1,265
15
Eldorado Resort Casino
Gambling
1,214
16
Diamond Jacks Casino & Resort
Gambling
1,200
17
General Dynamics Intergrated Technology
Information Technology
1,100
18
Margaritaville Resort Casino
Gambling
1,052
19
State of Louisiana, Excl. Higher Education
Public Administration
965
20
Webster Parish School Board
Educational Services
861
21
Boomtown Bossier City
Gambling
800
22
United States Postal Service (USPS)
Public Administration
800
23
Caddo Parish Sheriff ’s Office
Public Administration
761
24
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Utilities
732
25
International Paper Company
Paper Mills
725
26
Calumet Lubricants Co., Limited Partnership
Petroleum Refining
713
27
City of Bossier City
Municipal Government
670
28
Red River Sanitors, Inc.
Admin. and Support Services
650
29
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Transportation - Rail
630
30
Ivan Smith Furniture, Co., LLC
Furniture and Home Furnishing Store
628
31
Frost Industries (ARC of Caddo-Bossier)
Educational Services
627
32
AT&T Services, Inc.
Telecommunications
625
33
Fibrebond Corporation
Contractors - Manufacturing
590
34
Parish of Bossier
Government
584
35
Libbey Glass, Inc.
Manufacturing - Non-Metallic Mineral
582
36
Brookshire Grocery Company
Food & Beverage Store
578
37
Benteler Steel
Manufacturing - Steel
470
38
Frymaster L.L.C.
Manufacturing - Machinery
469
Traded Sector

Located below is snapshot of the largest traded sector employers in Shreveport:

Rank
Employer
Sector
Employees
1
Teleperformance, Inc.
Admin. and Support Services
1,620
2
General Dynamics Intergrated Technology
Information Technology
1,100
3
International Paper Company
Paper Mills
725
4
Calumet Lubricants Co., Limited Partnership
Petroleum Refining
713
5
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Transportation - Rail
630
6
AT&T Services, Inc.
Telecommunications
625
7
Fibrebond Corporation
Contractors - Manufacturing
590
8
Libbey Glass, Inc.
Manufacturing - Non-Metallic Mineral
582
9
Benteler Steel
Manufacturing - Steel
470
10
Frymaster L.L.C.
Manufacturing - Machinery
469
Support Services

The Shreveport MSA is home to many companies which can support your business if you locate here, the following are the numbers of companies in various lines of business located within our Metro Area:

Description
2019 Payrolled Business Locations
Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
155
Landscaping Services
116
Commercial Banking
103
Engineering Services
83
Janitorial Services
65
Crude Petroleum Extraction
64
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local
51
Site Preparation Contractors
44
Natural Gas Extraction
36
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
34
General Freight Trucking, Local
33
Machine Shops
27
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
25
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
24
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
23
Advertising Agencies
20
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors
19
Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
19
Remediation Services
17
Natural Gas Distribution
15
Testing Laboratories
15
Logging
15
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
14
Industrial Building Construction
14
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload
14
Security Guards and Patrol Services
13
Commercial Screen Printing
11
Payroll Services
10
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
9
Solid Waste Collection
9
Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
8
Sign Manufacturing
8
Support Activities for Forestry
8
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
8
Human Resources Consulting Services
8
Petroleum Refineries
7
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
7
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
6
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing
6
Sales Financing
6
Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
5
Research and Development in Nanotechnology
5
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
4
Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
4
Industrial Gas Manufacturing
4
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
4
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
4
Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
4
Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
4
Fuel Dealers
4
Scheduled Freight Air Transportation
4
Armored Car Services
4
Solid Waste Landfill
4
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
3
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
3
Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
3
Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing
3
Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
3
Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
3
Boat Building
3
All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
3
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
3
Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
3
Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors
3
Inland Water Freight Transportation
3
Petrochemical Manufacturing
3
Power, Distribution, and Specialty Transformer Manufacturing
3
Investment Banking and Securities Dealing
3
Industrial Sand Mining
2
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing
2
Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
2
Broadwoven Fabric Mills
2
Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
2
Stationery Product Manufacturing
2
Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing
2
Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
2
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
2
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
2
Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
2
Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting)
2
Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing
2
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing
2
Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
2
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
2
Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing
2
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
2
Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing
2
Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing
2
Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
2
Motor and Generator Manufacturing
2
Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing
2
Aircraft Manufacturing
2
Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
2
Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
2
Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing
2
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
2
Commodity Contracts Brokerage
2
Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
2
Hazardous Waste Collection
2
Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
2
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
2