Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in February 2026, at 12.7%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median4.864 counties
Louisiana4.3History

Top 40 counties, February 2026

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 12.7 %12.7West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 7.7 %7.7Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 7.6 %7.6Madison ParishMadison Parish: 6.9 %6.9St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 6.7 %6.7Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 6.5 %6.5Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 6.5 %6.5Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 6.4 %6.4Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 5.9 %5.9Red River ParishRed River Parish: 5.8 %5.8Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 5.7 %5.7Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 5.7 %5.7Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 5.7 %5.7Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 5.6 %5.6Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 5.4 %5.4Union ParishUnion Parish: 5.4 %5.4St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 5.3 %5.3St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 5.3 %5.3Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 5.3 %5.3Richland ParishRichland Parish: 5.2 %5.2St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 5.2 %5.2St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 5.2 %5.2Webster ParishWebster Parish: 5.2 %5.2Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 5.1 %5.1Allen ParishAllen Parish: 5 %5Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 5 %5Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 5 %5St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 5 %5Winn ParishWinn Parish: 5 %5Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 4.9 %4.9Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 4.9 %4.9De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 4.8 %4.8Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 4.8 %4.8Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 4.7 %4.7Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 4.7 %4.7Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 4.7 %4.7Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 4.7 %4.7Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 4.7 %4.7Washington ParishWashington Parish: 4.7 %4.7Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 4.6 %4.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesFebruary 2026 (%)Change on February 2025
1East Carroll Parish12.7-1.2 pts
2West Carroll Parish7.7+0.1 pts
3Tensas Parish7.6-0.8 pts
4Madison Parish6.9-1.5 pts
5St. Helena Parish6.7+0.3 pts
6Claiborne Parish6.5+0.4 pts
6Concordia Parish6.50 pts
8Morehouse Parish6.4-0.4 pts
9Natchitoches Parish5.9+0.5 pts
10Red River Parish5.8+0.6 pts
11Bienville Parish5.7+0.3 pts
11Catahoula Parish5.70 pts
11Franklin Parish5.7-0.1 pts
14Vernon Parish5.6-0.3 pts
15Caldwell Parish5.4+0.2 pts
15Union Parish5.4+0.3 pts
17St. John the Baptist Parish5.3+0.5 pts
17St. Landry Parish5.3+0.4 pts
17Tangipahoa Parish5.3+0.6 pts
20Richland Parish5.2-0.2 pts
20St. James Parish5.2+0.5 pts
20St. Mary Parish5.2+0.3 pts
20Webster Parish5.2+0.2 pts
24Sabine Parish5.1+0.1 pts
25Allen Parish5+0.4 pts
25Avoyelles Parish5+0.4 pts
25Jackson Parish5+0.1 pts
25St. Bernard Parish5+0.5 pts
25Winn Parish5+0.3 pts
30Iberville Parish4.9-0.1 pts
30Orleans Parish4.9+0.5 pts
32De Soto Parish4.8+0.1 pts
32Iberia Parish4.8+0.4 pts
34Beauregard Parish4.7+0.2 pts
34Calcasieu Parish4.7+0.3 pts
34Evangeline Parish4.7+0.1 pts
34Jefferson Davis Parish4.70 pts
34Lincoln Parish4.7+0.4 pts
34Washington Parish4.7+0.1 pts
40Caddo Parish4.6+0.3 pts
40Ouachita Parish4.60 pts
40Pointe Coupee Parish4.60 pts
43East Feliciana Parish4.5+0.2 pts
44Assumption Parish4.4-0.3 pts
45Acadia Parish4.3+0.4 pts
45Cameron Parish4.3-0.7 pts
45East Baton Rouge Parish4.3+0.4 pts
45Grant Parish4.3+0.4 pts
45Plaquemines Parish4.3+0.3 pts
45St. Martin Parish4.3+0.5 pts
45West Baton Rouge Parish4.3+0.4 pts
52Rapides Parish4.2+0.4 pts
52Vermilion Parish4.2+0.1 pts
54Bossier Parish4.1+0.4 pts
54Jefferson Parish4.1+0.3 pts
54Lafourche Parish4.1+0.4 pts
54St. Tammany Parish4.1+0.3 pts
54Terrebonne Parish4.1+0.4 pts
59Lafayette Parish3.9+0.5 pts
59LaSalle Parish3.9+0.6 pts
59Livingston Parish3.9+0.4 pts
59St. Charles Parish3.9+0.3 pts
63Ascension Parish3.8+0.4 pts
64West Feliciana Parish3.2+0.3 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 12.7% in February 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 3.2% in February 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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