Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in December 2025, at 10.8%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median4.364 counties
Louisiana4.2History

Top 40 counties, December 2025

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 10.8 %10.8St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 6.7 %6.7West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 6.6 %6.6Madison ParishMadison Parish: 6.2 %6.2Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 6.1 %6.1Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 5.8 %5.8Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 5.8 %5.8Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 5.7 %5.7Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 5.4 %5.4Red River ParishRed River Parish: 5.3 %5.3Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 5.3 %5.3Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 5.2 %5.2Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 5.1 %5.1Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 5 %5St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 4.9 %4.9Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 4.8 %4.8Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 4.8 %4.8Winn ParishWinn Parish: 4.8 %4.8Richland ParishRichland Parish: 4.7 %4.7St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 4.7 %4.7St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 4.7 %4.7Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 4.6 %4.6Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 4.6 %4.6St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 4.6 %4.6Union ParishUnion Parish: 4.6 %4.6Webster ParishWebster Parish: 4.6 %4.6Allen ParishAllen Parish: 4.4 %4.4Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 4.4 %4.4Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 4.4 %4.4De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 4.3 %4.3Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 4.3 %4.3Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 4.3 %4.3Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 4.3 %4.3Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 4.2 %4.2Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 4.2 %4.2Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 4.2 %4.2St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 4.2 %4.2Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 4.1 %4.1Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 4.1 %4.1Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 4 %4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1East Carroll Parish10.8-0.5 pts
2St. Helena Parish6.7+0.7 pts
3West Carroll Parish6.6-0.3 pts
4Madison Parish6.2-1 pts
5Tensas Parish6.1-0.8 pts
6Claiborne Parish5.8+0.4 pts
6Concordia Parish5.8-0.5 pts
8Morehouse Parish5.7-0.8 pts
9Franklin Parish5.4-0.1 pts
10Red River Parish5.3+0.6 pts
10Vernon Parish5.3-0.2 pts
12Bienville Parish5.20 pts
13Natchitoches Parish5.1+0.1 pts
14Caldwell Parish5+0.1 pts
15St. John the Baptist Parish4.9+0.2 pts
16Catahoula Parish4.8-0.5 pts
16Tangipahoa Parish4.8+0.3 pts
16Winn Parish4.80 pts
19Richland Parish4.7-0.1 pts
19St. James Parish4.70 pts
19St. Landry Parish4.7-0.1 pts
22Iberville Parish4.6-0.1 pts
22Pointe Coupee Parish4.6-0.1 pts
22St. Mary Parish4.6-0.2 pts
22Union Parish4.6-0.2 pts
22Webster Parish4.6-0.4 pts
27Allen Parish4.4-0.3 pts
27Avoyelles Parish4.40 pts
27Jackson Parish4.4-0.3 pts
30De Soto Parish4.3-0.2 pts
30Iberia Parish4.3+0.1 pts
30Orleans Parish4.30 pts
30Sabine Parish4.3-0.3 pts
34Assumption Parish4.2-0.3 pts
34Beauregard Parish4.2-0.1 pts
34Evangeline Parish4.2-0.3 pts
34St. Bernard Parish4.2-0.1 pts
38Calcasieu Parish4.1-0.3 pts
38Jefferson Davis Parish4.1-0.5 pts
40Caddo Parish4-0.1 pts
40Cameron Parish4-0.9 pts
40East Feliciana Parish4-0.3 pts
40Ouachita Parish4-0.3 pts
40St. Martin Parish4+0.4 pts
40Washington Parish4-0.3 pts
46Grant Parish3.8-0.3 pts
46Lincoln Parish3.8-0.5 pts
46West Baton Rouge Parish3.8+0.2 pts
49Acadia Parish3.7-0.2 pts
49East Baton Rouge Parish3.7-0.1 pts
49Jefferson Parish3.70 pts
52Bossier Parish3.60 pts
52Plaquemines Parish3.6-0.2 pts
52Rapides Parish3.6-0.2 pts
52St. Tammany Parish3.60 pts
52Vermilion Parish3.6-0.2 pts
57St. Charles Parish3.5-0.1 pts
57Terrebonne Parish3.5-0.1 pts
59Lafayette Parish3.4+0.1 pts
59Lafourche Parish3.4-0.1 pts
59LaSalle Parish3.40 pts
59Livingston Parish3.4-0.1 pts
63Ascension Parish3.3-0.1 pts
64West Feliciana Parish2.8-0.1 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 10.8% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 2.8% in December 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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