Top employers in New Orleans.
| Company | Type of Business | Employment |
| Ochsner Health System | Health Care | 9,107 |
| St. Tammany Parish Public School Board | Elementary & Secondary Schools | 7,651 |
| Jefferson Parish School Board | Elementary & Secondary Schools | 7,000 |
| Northrop Grumman | Ship Building & Repairing | 5,400 |
| LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans | Colleges & Universities | 5,000 |
| Tulane University | Colleges & Universities | 4,410 |
| Jefferson Parish Government | Government | 3,671 |
| City of New Orleans | Government | 3,500 |
| East Jefferson Hospital | Health Care | 3,150 |
| United States Postal Service | Government | 2,887 |
| Lockheed Martin Corp/Nasa Michoud | Space Research and Technology | 2,832 |
| Harrah's New Orleans Casino | Casinos | 2,200 |
| Capital One | Commercial Banking | 2,150 |
| Al Copeland Investments | Restaurants & Food Manufacturing | 2,000 |
| Dow Chemical Company | Chemical Manufacturing | 2,000 |
| North Oaks Medical Center | Health Care | 1,835 |
| Touro Infirmary | Health Care | 1,835 |
| Naval Support Activity | Government | 1,800 |
| Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office | Government | 1,655 |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Health Care | 1,654 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Colleges & Universities | 1,601 |
| Saint Tammany Parish Hospital | General Medical & Surgical Hospitals | 1,519 |
| Boh Bros. Construction Co. | General Contractor | 1,500 |
| Children's Hospital | Health Care | 1,417 |
| Hilton-New Orleans Riverside | Hotels & Motels | 1,400 |
| Whitney Holding Corp. | Commercial Banking | 1,399 |
| Tulane Medical Center | Health Care | 1,343 |
| New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board | Government | 1,300 |
| US Army Corps of Engineers | Government | 1,300 |
| USDA, National Finance Center | Government | 1,300 |
| St. Tammany Parish Hospital | Health Care | 1,266 |
| Universal Sodexho (USA) Inc. | Catering | 1,233 |
| New Orleans Recovery School District | Elementary & Secondary Schools | 1,180 |
| Textron Marine & Land Systems | Manufacturing | 1,165 |
| University of New Orleans | Colleges & Universities | 1,150 |
| Boomtown Casino | Casinos | 1,100 |
| Laitram LLC | Manufacturing | 1,050 |
| Bollinger Gulf Repair | Ship Building & Repairing | 1,000 |
| Entergy Corp. | Electric Power Distribution | 1,000 |
| Loyola University | Colleges & Universities | 1,000 |
| Sanderson Farms | Food manufacturing | 1,000 |
| Shell Exploration & Production | Oil and gas exploration | 1,000 |
| Times-Picayune | Newspaper Publishers | 1,000 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | Colleges & Universities | 1,000 |
| Source: CityBusiness Book of Lists 2007-08, Info USA Business List, D&B Selectory Business List, Parish Economic Development Websites, & Area Newspapers. | ||
