Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in September 2025, at 11.6%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 4.75% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median4.7564 counties
Louisiana4.2History

Top 40 counties, September 2025

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 11.6 %11.6St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 6.7 %6.7Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 6.3 %6.3Madison ParishMadison Parish: 6.2 %6.2Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 6.1 %6.1Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 6 %6West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 6 %6Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 5.7 %5.7Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 5.7 %5.7Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 5.4 %5.4Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 5.4 %5.4Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 5.4 %5.4Red River ParishRed River Parish: 5.4 %5.4St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 5.2 %5.2St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 5.2 %5.2Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 5.2 %5.2Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 5.1 %5.1Richland ParishRichland Parish: 5.1 %5.1St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 5.1 %5.1Union ParishUnion Parish: 5.1 %5.1Allen ParishAllen Parish: 5 %5Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 5 %5Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 5 %5Webster ParishWebster Parish: 5 %5De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 4.9 %4.9Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 4.9 %4.9Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 4.9 %4.9St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 4.9 %4.9St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 4.9 %4.9Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 4.8 %4.8Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 4.8 %4.8Washington ParishWashington Parish: 4.8 %4.8Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 4.7 %4.7Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 4.7 %4.7Winn ParishWinn Parish: 4.7 %4.7Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 4.6 %4.6Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 4.6 %4.6Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 4.6 %4.6Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 4.6 %4.6Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 4.6 %4.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1East Carroll Parish11.6-0.9 pts
2St. Helena Parish6.7+0.7 pts
3Tensas Parish6.3-1 pts
4Madison Parish6.2-1.4 pts
5Claiborne Parish6.1+0.2 pts
6Concordia Parish6-0.3 pts
6West Carroll Parish6-0.9 pts
8Morehouse Parish5.7-0.5 pts
8Natchitoches Parish5.7+0.1 pts
10Bienville Parish5.4-0.3 pts
10Catahoula Parish5.4+0.2 pts
10Franklin Parish5.4-0.2 pts
10Red River Parish5.4+0.1 pts
14St. John the Baptist Parish5.2-0.1 pts
14St. Mary Parish5.20 pts
14Tangipahoa Parish5.2+0.2 pts
17Iberville Parish5.1-0.1 pts
17Richland Parish5.1-0.1 pts
17St. Landry Parish5.1-0.1 pts
17Union Parish5.1-0.4 pts
21Allen Parish5+0.1 pts
21Caldwell Parish5-0.5 pts
21Evangeline Parish5-0.1 pts
21Webster Parish5-0.5 pts
25De Soto Parish4.9-0.1 pts
25Orleans Parish4.9-0.1 pts
25Pointe Coupee Parish4.9+0.2 pts
25St. Bernard Parish4.90 pts
25St. James Parish4.9-0.3 pts
30Jackson Parish4.8-0.2 pts
30Sabine Parish4.8-0.4 pts
30Washington Parish4.8-0.2 pts
33Assumption Parish4.70 pts
33Vernon Parish4.70 pts
33Winn Parish4.7-0.5 pts
36Avoyelles Parish4.6-0.1 pts
36Calcasieu Parish4.6-0.1 pts
36Iberia Parish4.6-0.2 pts
36Jefferson Davis Parish4.6-0.5 pts
36Lincoln Parish4.6-0.4 pts
41Caddo Parish4.5-0.1 pts
41Cameron Parish4.5-0.4 pts
41East Feliciana Parish4.5-0.2 pts
41Ouachita Parish4.5-0.2 pts
45Acadia Parish4.3-0.2 pts
45Beauregard Parish4.3-0.2 pts
45East Baton Rouge Parish4.30 pts
45West Baton Rouge Parish4.30 pts
49Grant Parish4.2-0.1 pts
50Bossier Parish4.1-0.1 pts
50Jefferson Parish4.1-0.1 pts
50Lafourche Parish4.10 pts
50Plaquemines Parish4.1-0.1 pts
50St. Martin Parish4.1-0.2 pts
50St. Tammany Parish4.10 pts
50Terrebonne Parish4.1-0.1 pts
50Vermilion Parish4.1-0.2 pts
58Livingston Parish4+0.1 pts
58Rapides Parish4-0.3 pts
60St. Charles Parish3.9-0.1 pts
61Ascension Parish3.80 pts
62Lafayette Parish3.7-0.1 pts
62LaSalle Parish3.7-0.2 pts
64West Feliciana Parish3.3+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 11.6% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 3.3% in September 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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