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Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate, August 2026

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in August 2026, at 10%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 4% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest10East Carroll Parish
Lowest2.6West Feliciana Parish
Median464 counties
Louisiana4.2History

Top 40 counties, August 2026

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 10 %10Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 6.2 %6.2St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 5.6 %5.6Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 5.4 %5.4Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 5.3 %5.3Madison ParishMadison Parish: 5.2 %5.2Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 5.1 %5.1West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 5.1 %5.1Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 5 %5Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 5 %5Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 4.7 %4.7St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 4.7 %4.7St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 4.6 %4.6Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 4.4 %4.4Richland ParishRichland Parish: 4.4 %4.4St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 4.4 %4.4Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 4.4 %4.4Webster ParishWebster Parish: 4.4 %4.4Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 4.3 %4.3Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 4.3 %4.3St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 4.3 %4.3Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 4.3 %4.3Allen ParishAllen Parish: 4.2 %4.2Union ParishUnion Parish: 4.2 %4.2Washington ParishWashington Parish: 4.2 %4.2Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 4.1 %4.1Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 4.1 %4.1Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 4.1 %4.1Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 4 %4Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 4 %4Red River ParishRed River Parish: 4 %4St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 4 %4Winn ParishWinn Parish: 4 %4Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 3.9 %3.9Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 3.9 %3.9Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 3.9 %3.9Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 3.8 %3.8Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 3.8 %3.8De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 3.8 %3.8East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 3.8 %3.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1East Carroll Parish Provisional10-2.8 pts
2Tensas Parish Provisional6.2-0.4 pts
3St. Helena Parish Provisional5.6-1.6 pts
4Claiborne Parish Provisional5.4-0.6 pts
5Concordia Parish Provisional5.3-0.8 pts
6Madison Parish Provisional5.2-1 pts
7Natchitoches Parish Provisional5.1-0.8 pts
7West Carroll Parish Provisional5.1-0.7 pts
9Bienville Parish Provisional5-0.4 pts
9Morehouse Parish Provisional5-0.6 pts
11Franklin Parish Provisional4.7-0.6 pts
11St. John the Baptist Parish Provisional4.7-0.6 pts
13St. Landry Parish Provisional4.6-0.5 pts
14Orleans Parish Provisional4.4-0.6 pts
14Richland Parish Provisional4.4-0.7 pts
14St. James Parish Provisional4.4-0.7 pts
14Tangipahoa Parish Provisional4.4-0.7 pts
14Webster Parish Provisional4.4-0.8 pts
19Catahoula Parish Provisional4.3-1 pts
19Iberville Parish Provisional4.3-0.9 pts
19St. Mary Parish Provisional4.3-0.8 pts
19Vernon Parish Provisional4.3-0.3 pts
23Allen Parish Provisional4.2-0.7 pts
23Union Parish Provisional4.2-0.8 pts
23Washington Parish Provisional4.2-0.6 pts
26Avoyelles Parish Provisional4.1-0.5 pts
26Lincoln Parish Provisional4.1-0.6 pts
26Sabine Parish Provisional4.1-0.6 pts
29Evangeline Parish Provisional4-0.9 pts
29Pointe Coupee Parish Provisional4-1 pts
29Red River Parish Provisional4-1.3 pts
29St. Bernard Parish Provisional4-0.9 pts
29Winn Parish Provisional4-0.6 pts
34Caldwell Parish Provisional3.9-1.2 pts
34Iberia Parish Provisional3.9-0.5 pts
34Jackson Parish Provisional3.9-0.8 pts
37Caddo Parish Provisional3.8-0.6 pts
37Calcasieu Parish Provisional3.8-0.7 pts
37De Soto Parish Provisional3.8-1 pts
37East Feliciana Parish Provisional3.8-0.6 pts
37Jefferson Davis Parish Provisional3.8-0.8 pts
37West Baton Rouge Parish Provisional3.8-0.4 pts
43Assumption Parish Provisional3.7-1.2 pts
43Beauregard Parish Provisional3.7-0.6 pts
43East Baton Rouge Parish Provisional3.7-0.7 pts
43Ouachita Parish Provisional3.7-0.8 pts
47Acadia Parish Provisional3.6-0.5 pts
47Cameron Parish Provisional3.6-0.7 pts
47St. Martin Parish Provisional3.6-0.3 pts
50Grant Parish Provisional3.5-0.7 pts
50Jefferson Parish Provisional3.5-0.6 pts
50Rapides Parish Provisional3.5-0.4 pts
50Vermilion Parish Provisional3.5-0.6 pts
54St. Charles Parish Provisional3.4-0.4 pts
54St. Tammany Parish Provisional3.4-0.6 pts
54Terrebonne Parish Provisional3.4-0.5 pts
57Bossier Parish Provisional3.3-0.6 pts
57Lafourche Parish Provisional3.3-0.6 pts
57Livingston Parish Provisional3.3-0.6 pts
57Plaquemines Parish Provisional3.3-0.6 pts
61Lafayette Parish Provisional3.2-0.4 pts
62Ascension Parish Provisional3.1-0.7 pts
63LaSalle Parish Provisional3-0.7 pts
64West Feliciana Parish Provisional2.6-0.6 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 10% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 2.6% in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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