SMALL BUSINESSES
Louisiana had 511,235 small businesses in the SBA's 2025 profile. SBA, 2025 ↗
K&L LOCAL REFERENCE
LOUISIANA
SMALL BUSINESS
BY THE NUMBERS.
A sourced snapshot of the small-business landscape K&L Vinyl Design LLC calls home. Use the linked source beside every number when you need the original context.
LAST UPDATED: OCTOBER 6, 2026
OF LOUISIANA BUSINESSES
Small businesses made up 99.5% of businesses in the state. SBA, 2025 ↗
SMALL-BUSINESS EMPLOYEES
Small businesses employed 889,431 people, or 54.1% of Louisiana employees. SBA, 2025 ↗
ESTABLISHMENTS OPENED
Louisiana establishments opened between March 2023 and March 2024. SBA, 2025 ↗
ESTABLISHMENTS CLOSED
Louisiana establishments closed in the same March 2023 to March 2024 period. SBA, 2025 ↗
OF NET JOB GROWTH
Small businesses contributed 5,470 jobs, or 44.4% of the state's net job growth in that period. SBA, 2025 ↗
THE QUICK READ
Small businesses are not a side note in Louisiana. They make up nearly every business in the state and employ more than half of its workforce. That makes a clear, memorable presence matter, whether a business is opening its doors, showing up at an event or building a local customer base over time.
The latest profile also shows a live, changing market. Openings and closures happened in close numbers from March 2023 to March 2024, while small businesses supplied 44.4% of Louisiana's net job growth. These figures describe statewide activity, not a forecast or a guarantee for any individual business.
HOW TO CITE THIS PAGE
For a quick reference, use the suggested citation below. For research, reporting or a detailed project, follow the source link for the original SBA profile and its underlying Census and Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
SOURCES & METHOD
This page summarises published government data, with no estimates added by K&L. Each statistic above is drawn from the same state profile and keeps its reporting period visible.
- U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, Louisiana 2025 Small Business Profile ↗. Published 2025. The profile compiles state small-business totals and employment from U.S. Census Bureau sources, and establishment and job dynamics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics ↗. Methodology and availability for timely business-application and formation data.
SUGGESTED CITATION: K&L Vinyl Design LLC. “Louisiana Small Business Statistics: 2025 Data Snapshot.” Updated October 6, 2026. Based on the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy, Louisiana 2025 Small Business Profile. https://kl-vinyl-design.com/louisiana-small-business-statistics/
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