Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in March 2026, at 11.7%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median4.864 counties
Louisiana4.4History

Top 40 counties, March 2026

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 11.7 %11.7Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 7 %7Madison ParishMadison Parish: 6.7 %6.7West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 6.7 %6.7Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 6.4 %6.4St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 6.3 %6.3Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 6.2 %6.2Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 5.9 %5.9Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 5.9 %5.9Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 5.6 %5.6Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 5.6 %5.6Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 5.5 %5.5Union ParishUnion Parish: 5.4 %5.4Red River ParishRed River Parish: 5.3 %5.3Webster ParishWebster Parish: 5.3 %5.3Richland ParishRichland Parish: 5.2 %5.2Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 5.2 %5.2St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 5.2 %5.2St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 5.2 %5.2Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 5.2 %5.2Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 5.2 %5.2St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 5.1 %5.1Winn ParishWinn Parish: 5.1 %5.1Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 5 %5De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 5 %5Allen ParishAllen Parish: 4.9 %4.9Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 4.9 %4.9Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 4.9 %4.9St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 4.9 %4.9St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 4.9 %4.9Washington ParishWashington Parish: 4.9 %4.9Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 4.8 %4.8Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 4.8 %4.8Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 4.8 %4.8Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 4.8 %4.8Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 4.7 %4.7Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 4.7 %4.7Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 4.7 %4.7Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 4.6 %4.6Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 4.6 %4.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMarch 2026 (%)Change on March 2025
1East Carroll Parish11.7-0.8 pts
2Tensas Parish7-0.2 pts
3Madison Parish6.7-0.9 pts
3West Carroll Parish6.7+0.4 pts
5Claiborne Parish6.4+0.6 pts
6St. Helena Parish6.3+0.4 pts
7Concordia Parish6.2+0.2 pts
8Morehouse Parish5.9-0.3 pts
8Natchitoches Parish5.9+0.5 pts
10Bienville Parish5.6+0.6 pts
10Franklin Parish5.6+0.3 pts
12Caldwell Parish5.5+0.4 pts
13Union Parish5.4+0.5 pts
14Red River Parish5.3+0.3 pts
14Webster Parish5.3+0.4 pts
16Richland Parish5.2+0.2 pts
16Sabine Parish5.2+0.4 pts
16St. John the Baptist Parish5.2+0.4 pts
16St. Landry Parish5.2+0.4 pts
16Tangipahoa Parish5.2+0.4 pts
16Vernon Parish5.2+0.4 pts
22St. Mary Parish5.1+0.2 pts
22Winn Parish5.1+0.3 pts
24Catahoula Parish5-0.2 pts
24De Soto Parish5+0.4 pts
26Allen Parish4.9+0.4 pts
26Avoyelles Parish4.9+0.6 pts
26Lincoln Parish4.9+0.5 pts
26St. Bernard Parish4.9+0.4 pts
26St. James Parish4.9+0.3 pts
26Washington Parish4.9+0.4 pts
32Iberville Parish4.80 pts
32Jackson Parish4.8+0.1 pts
32Jefferson Davis Parish4.8+0.2 pts
32Orleans Parish4.8+0.4 pts
36Calcasieu Parish4.7+0.2 pts
36Evangeline Parish4.7+0.2 pts
36Iberia Parish4.7+0.2 pts
39Beauregard Parish4.6+0.4 pts
39Caddo Parish4.6+0.4 pts
39Cameron Parish4.60 pts
39Ouachita Parish4.6+0.1 pts
39Pointe Coupee Parish4.6+0.1 pts
44Acadia Parish4.5+0.4 pts
44Assumption Parish4.50 pts
46East Feliciana Parish4.4+0.1 pts
47East Baton Rouge Parish4.3+0.4 pts
47Lafourche Parish4.3+0.5 pts
47Plaquemines Parish4.3+0.3 pts
47Rapides Parish4.3+0.5 pts
47St. Martin Parish4.3+0.5 pts
47Vermilion Parish4.3+0.2 pts
53Bossier Parish4.2+0.4 pts
53Grant Parish4.2+0.2 pts
53Jefferson Parish4.2+0.3 pts
53St. Tammany Parish4.2+0.3 pts
53Terrebonne Parish4.2+0.5 pts
53West Baton Rouge Parish4.2+0.4 pts
59St. Charles Parish4.1+0.4 pts
60Livingston Parish4+0.3 pts
61Lafayette Parish3.9+0.4 pts
61LaSalle Parish3.9+0.4 pts
63Ascension Parish3.8+0.4 pts
64West Feliciana Parish3.3+0.5 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 March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 3.3% in March 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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