Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in November 2025, at 11.7%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 4.65% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Top 40 counties, November 2025

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 11.7 %11.7St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 6.9 %6.9Madison ParishMadison Parish: 6.4 %6.4West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 6.4 %6.4Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 6.3 %6.3Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 6.1 %6.1Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 5.8 %5.8Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 5.8 %5.8Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 5.6 %5.6Red River ParishRed River Parish: 5.6 %5.6Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 5.6 %5.6Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 5.5 %5.5Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 5.4 %5.4St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 5.1 %5.1Union ParishUnion Parish: 5.1 %5.1Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 5 %5St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 5 %5Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 5 %5Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 4.9 %4.9Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 4.9 %4.9Richland ParishRichland Parish: 4.9 %4.9St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 4.9 %4.9Webster ParishWebster Parish: 4.9 %4.9Allen ParishAllen Parish: 4.8 %4.8Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 4.8 %4.8Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 4.8 %4.8St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 4.8 %4.8Winn ParishWinn Parish: 4.8 %4.8De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 4.7 %4.7Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 4.7 %4.7Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 4.7 %4.7Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 4.7 %4.7Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 4.6 %4.6St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 4.6 %4.6Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 4.5 %4.5Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 4.5 %4.5Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 4.5 %4.5Washington ParishWashington Parish: 4.5 %4.5Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 4.4 %4.4Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 4.4 %4.4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1East Carroll Parish11.7-0.7 pts
2St. Helena Parish6.9+1.1 pts
3Madison Parish6.4-1.6 pts
3West Carroll Parish6.4-0.5 pts
5Tensas Parish6.3-1.6 pts
6Claiborne Parish6.10 pts
7Concordia Parish5.8-0.8 pts
7Morehouse Parish5.8-0.8 pts
9Franklin Parish5.6-0.3 pts
9Red River Parish5.6+0.2 pts
9Vernon Parish5.6+0.8 pts
12Bienville Parish5.5-0.2 pts
13Natchitoches Parish5.40 pts
14St. John the Baptist Parish5.1-0.1 pts
14Union Parish5.1-0.2 pts
16Catahoula Parish5-0.2 pts
16St. Landry Parish50 pts
16Tangipahoa Parish5+0.2 pts
19Caldwell Parish4.9-0.1 pts
19Jackson Parish4.9-0.7 pts
19Richland Parish4.9-0.4 pts
19St. Mary Parish4.9-0.2 pts
19Webster Parish4.9-0.4 pts
24Allen Parish4.8+0.2 pts
24Iberville Parish4.8-0.3 pts
24Sabine Parish4.8-0.2 pts
24St. James Parish4.8-0.2 pts
24Winn Parish4.8-0.4 pts
29De Soto Parish4.7-0.2 pts
29Evangeline Parish4.7-0.1 pts
29Iberia Parish4.70 pts
29Orleans Parish4.70 pts
33Pointe Coupee Parish4.6-0.2 pts
33St. Bernard Parish4.6-0.1 pts
35Avoyelles Parish4.5-0.2 pts
35Calcasieu Parish4.5-0.2 pts
35Jefferson Davis Parish4.5-0.5 pts
35Washington Parish4.50 pts
39Assumption Parish4.4-0.3 pts
39Beauregard Parish4.4+0.1 pts
39Cameron Parish4.4-0.3 pts
39East Feliciana Parish4.40 pts
43Caddo Parish4.3-0.2 pts
43Ouachita Parish4.3-0.4 pts
45Grant Parish4.2+0.1 pts
45Lincoln Parish4.2-0.6 pts
47Acadia Parish4.1-0.1 pts
47East Baton Rouge Parish4.10 pts
47Plaquemines Parish4.1-0.1 pts
47St. Martin Parish4.1+0.1 pts
47West Baton Rouge Parish4.10 pts
52Bossier Parish4+0.1 pts
52Jefferson Parish4+0.1 pts
52Rapides Parish40 pts
52St. Tammany Parish4+0.1 pts
56Terrebonne Parish3.90 pts
56Vermilion Parish3.9-0.2 pts
58Lafourche Parish3.8+0.1 pts
58Livingston Parish3.8+0.1 pts
58St. Charles Parish3.8-0.1 pts
61Lafayette Parish3.7+0.1 pts
62LaSalle Parish3.6+0.1 pts
63Ascension Parish3.5-0.1 pts
64West Feliciana Parish30 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 11.7% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 3% in November 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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