Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in August 2025, at 12.8%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 4.7% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median4.764 counties
Louisiana4.2History

Top 40 counties, August 2025

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 12.8 %12.8St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 7.2 %7.2Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 6.6 %6.6Madison ParishMadison Parish: 6.2 %6.2Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 6.1 %6.1Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 6 %6Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 5.9 %5.9West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 5.8 %5.8Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 5.6 %5.6Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 5.4 %5.4Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 5.3 %5.3Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 5.3 %5.3Red River ParishRed River Parish: 5.3 %5.3St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 5.3 %5.3Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 5.2 %5.2Webster ParishWebster Parish: 5.2 %5.2Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 5.1 %5.1Richland ParishRichland Parish: 5.1 %5.1St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 5.1 %5.1St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 5.1 %5.1St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 5.1 %5.1Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 5.1 %5.1Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 5 %5Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 5 %5Union ParishUnion Parish: 5 %5Allen ParishAllen Parish: 4.9 %4.9Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 4.9 %4.9Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 4.9 %4.9St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 4.9 %4.9De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 4.8 %4.8Washington ParishWashington Parish: 4.8 %4.8Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 4.7 %4.7Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 4.7 %4.7Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 4.7 %4.7Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 4.6 %4.6Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 4.6 %4.6Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 4.6 %4.6Winn ParishWinn Parish: 4.6 %4.6Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 4.5 %4.5Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 4.5 %4.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1East Carroll Parish12.8-0.5 pts
2St. Helena Parish7.2+0.7 pts
3Tensas Parish6.6-1.2 pts
4Madison Parish6.2-1.2 pts
5Concordia Parish6.1-0.6 pts
6Claiborne Parish6-0.3 pts
7Natchitoches Parish5.9-0.2 pts
8West Carroll Parish5.8-1.2 pts
9Morehouse Parish5.6-1.4 pts
10Bienville Parish5.4-0.4 pts
11Catahoula Parish5.3-0.3 pts
11Franklin Parish5.3-0.6 pts
11Red River Parish5.30 pts
11St. John the Baptist Parish5.3-0.3 pts
15Iberville Parish5.2-0.2 pts
15Webster Parish5.2-0.6 pts
17Caldwell Parish5.1-0.6 pts
17Richland Parish5.1-0.3 pts
17St. James Parish5.1-0.3 pts
17St. Landry Parish5.1-0.4 pts
17St. Mary Parish5.1-0.3 pts
17Tangipahoa Parish5.1-0.2 pts
23Orleans Parish5-0.3 pts
23Pointe Coupee Parish5+0.1 pts
23Union Parish5-0.7 pts
26Allen Parish4.9-0.4 pts
26Assumption Parish4.90 pts
26Evangeline Parish4.9-0.4 pts
26St. Bernard Parish4.9-0.2 pts
30De Soto Parish4.8-0.2 pts
30Washington Parish4.8-0.5 pts
32Jackson Parish4.7-0.5 pts
32Lincoln Parish4.7-0.8 pts
32Sabine Parish4.7-0.5 pts
35Avoyelles Parish4.6-0.3 pts
35Jefferson Davis Parish4.6-0.6 pts
35Vernon Parish4.6-0.2 pts
35Winn Parish4.6-0.8 pts
39Calcasieu Parish4.5-0.4 pts
39Ouachita Parish4.5-0.5 pts
41Caddo Parish4.4-0.4 pts
41East Baton Rouge Parish4.4-0.3 pts
41East Feliciana Parish4.4-0.5 pts
41Iberia Parish4.4-0.5 pts
45Beauregard Parish4.3-0.1 pts
45Cameron Parish4.3-0.8 pts
47Grant Parish4.2-0.5 pts
47West Baton Rouge Parish4.2-0.2 pts
49Acadia Parish4.1-0.4 pts
49Jefferson Parish4.1-0.2 pts
49Vermilion Parish4.1-0.3 pts
52St. Tammany Parish4-0.1 pts
53Bossier Parish3.9-0.4 pts
53Lafourche Parish3.9-0.2 pts
53Livingston Parish3.9-0.1 pts
53Plaquemines Parish3.9-0.3 pts
53Rapides Parish3.9-0.5 pts
53St. Martin Parish3.9-0.3 pts
53Terrebonne Parish3.9-0.3 pts
60Ascension Parish3.8-0.1 pts
60St. Charles Parish3.8-0.2 pts
62LaSalle Parish3.7-0.2 pts
63Lafayette Parish3.6-0.2 pts
64West Feliciana Parish3.2+0.1 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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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 12.8% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 3.2% in August 2025.

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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