Business phone system for temporary help services in Louisiana

How many temporary help services operate in Louisiana

Louisiana had 460 temporary help services in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 561320, Temporary Help Services). They employed 28,541 people in mid-March and reported $1.2 billion in annual payroll. That is the 27th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Temporary help services make up 0.42% of the 108,561 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Louisiana has 10.0 temporary help services, 11.0% below the national rate of 11.2. The average establishment has 62.0 employees against 95.3 nationally. Payroll per employee is $40,853, 16.0% below the U.S. figure of $48,635.

Louisiana's largest markets for temporary help services

Census published temporary staffing agency counts for 12 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Louisiana. The largest is New Orleans, LA, with 120 establishments. Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 87% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at temporary help services in Louisiana

33.4% of Louisiana's temporary help services with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 37.2% nationally. 43.2% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

What temporary help services in Louisiana use the phone for

Staffing agencies fill shifts on short notice, so the phone is constantly in use with workers and clients. Early-morning call-outs require quick action.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for temporary help services in Louisiana:

• The agency calls workers about open shifts.
• A client calls about a timesheet.
• A client calls for extra workers tomorrow.

Calls after closing time

Call-outs and shift requests arrive early and late, so after-hours routing matters.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Phone system pricing for a 62-person temporary staffing agency

Temporary help services in Louisiana average 62.0 employees, so the comparison uses a 62-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 62 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $1,860.00 a month and 62 on Ooma Office Pro cost $1,546.90. On Callata the same 62 people cost $1,239.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $7,452. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Louisiana

Louisiana has 6 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your workers and clients know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for temporary help services in Louisiana

For $99 a month, Callata puts a team of up to 5 on one plan ($20 for each person after that): up to 3 local numbers, unlimited inbound calls, a pooled allowance of 1,500 outbound US and Canada minutes per user, browser and cell calling, voicemail transcription with urgency triage, recorded calls with AI summaries and business-hours routing, with E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in Louisiana, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.