Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in January 2026, at 12.9%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 4.9% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median4.964 counties
Louisiana4.3History

Top 40 counties, January 2026

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 12.9 %12.9West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 8.3 %8.3Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 7.4 %7.4St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 7.3 %7.3Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 6.8 %6.8Madison ParishMadison Parish: 6.8 %6.8Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 6.7 %6.7Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 6.6 %6.6Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 6.2 %6.2Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 5.9 %5.9Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 5.9 %5.9Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 5.8 %5.8St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 5.7 %5.7Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 5.6 %5.6Red River ParishRed River Parish: 5.6 %5.6Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 5.5 %5.5St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 5.4 %5.4Union ParishUnion Parish: 5.4 %5.4St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 5.3 %5.3St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 5.3 %5.3Webster ParishWebster Parish: 5.3 %5.3Winn ParishWinn Parish: 5.3 %5.3Allen ParishAllen Parish: 5.2 %5.2Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 5.2 %5.2Richland ParishRichland Parish: 5.2 %5.2Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 5.1 %5.1Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 5.1 %5.1Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 5.1 %5.1Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 5 %5St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 5 %5Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 4.9 %4.9Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 4.9 %4.9Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 4.9 %4.9Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 4.8 %4.8De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 4.8 %4.8Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 4.8 %4.8Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 4.8 %4.8Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 4.7 %4.7Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 4.6 %4.6Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 4.6 %4.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJanuary 2026 (%)Change on January 2025
1East Carroll Parish12.9-0.6 pts
2West Carroll Parish8.30 pts
3Tensas Parish7.4-1.5 pts
4St. Helena Parish7.3+0.4 pts
5Concordia Parish6.80 pts
5Madison Parish6.8-1.3 pts
7Claiborne Parish6.7+0.3 pts
8Morehouse Parish6.6-1.1 pts
9Natchitoches Parish6.2+0.6 pts
10Franklin Parish5.9-0.1 pts
10Vernon Parish5.9-0.5 pts
12Bienville Parish5.8+0.2 pts
13St. John the Baptist Parish5.7+0.2 pts
14Caldwell Parish5.6-0.2 pts
14Red River Parish5.6+0.4 pts
16Tangipahoa Parish5.5+0.5 pts
17St. James Parish5.4+0.2 pts
17Union Parish5.4+0.1 pts
19St. Landry Parish5.3+0.1 pts
19St. Mary Parish5.3+0.2 pts
19Webster Parish5.3-0.3 pts
19Winn Parish5.3-0.1 pts
23Allen Parish5.2+0.4 pts
23Catahoula Parish5.2-0.8 pts
23Richland Parish5.2-0.5 pts
26Iberville Parish5.1-0.2 pts
26Jackson Parish5.10 pts
26Pointe Coupee Parish5.1-0.1 pts
29Orleans Parish5+0.2 pts
29St. Bernard Parish5+0.3 pts
31Avoyelles Parish4.90 pts
31Iberia Parish4.9+0.3 pts
31Sabine Parish4.9-0.2 pts
34Beauregard Parish4.8+0.2 pts
34De Soto Parish4.8-0.1 pts
34Evangeline Parish4.80 pts
34Jefferson Davis Parish4.8-0.1 pts
38Calcasieu Parish4.70 pts
39Assumption Parish4.6-0.6 pts
39Ouachita Parish4.6-0.2 pts
41Caddo Parish4.50 pts
41Lincoln Parish4.5+0.1 pts
41Washington Parish4.5-0.2 pts
44East Feliciana Parish4.4-0.1 pts
44Plaquemines Parish4.4+0.2 pts
46Cameron Parish4.3-1.2 pts
46East Baton Rouge Parish4.3+0.1 pts
46St. Martin Parish4.3+0.5 pts
46West Baton Rouge Parish4.3+0.3 pts
50Acadia Parish4.2+0.1 pts
50Jefferson Parish4.2+0.2 pts
52Grant Parish4.10 pts
52Rapides Parish4.1+0.2 pts
52Vermilion Parish4.10 pts
55Bossier Parish4+0.2 pts
55Lafourche Parish4+0.3 pts
55St. Tammany Parish4+0.1 pts
58Livingston Parish3.9+0.2 pts
58St. Charles Parish3.9+0.2 pts
58Terrebonne Parish3.9+0.1 pts
61Ascension Parish3.8+0.1 pts
61Lafayette Parish3.8+0.2 pts
61LaSalle Parish3.8+0.3 pts
64West Feliciana Parish3.1-0.1 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 12.9% in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 3.1% in January 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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