Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in April 2026, at 12%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median4.164 counties
Louisiana4.4History

Top 40 counties, April 2026

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 12 %12Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 6.4 %6.4West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 6.2 %6.2St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 6.1 %6.1Madison ParishMadison Parish: 5.8 %5.8Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 5.7 %5.7Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 5.4 %5.4Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 5.2 %5.2Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 5.1 %5.1Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 4.8 %4.8Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 4.7 %4.7St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 4.7 %4.7Richland ParishRichland Parish: 4.6 %4.6St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 4.6 %4.6Union ParishUnion Parish: 4.6 %4.6Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 4.5 %4.5Red River ParishRed River Parish: 4.5 %4.5St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 4.5 %4.5Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 4.5 %4.5Webster ParishWebster Parish: 4.5 %4.5Winn ParishWinn Parish: 4.5 %4.5Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 4.4 %4.4Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 4.4 %4.4Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 4.3 %4.3Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 4.3 %4.3St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 4.3 %4.3Allen ParishAllen Parish: 4.2 %4.2Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 4.2 %4.2Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 4.2 %4.2St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 4.2 %4.2Washington ParishWashington Parish: 4.2 %4.2Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 4.1 %4.1De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 4.1 %4.1Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 4.1 %4.1Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 4 %4Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 4 %4Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 4 %4Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 4 %4Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 3.9 %3.9Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 3.9 %3.9
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1East Carroll Parish12-1.1 pts
2Tensas Parish6.4-0.2 pts
3West Carroll Parish6.2+0.1 pts
4St. Helena Parish6.1+0.2 pts
5Madison Parish5.8-1.5 pts
6Claiborne Parish5.70 pts
7Concordia Parish5.4-0.2 pts
8Morehouse Parish5.2-0.7 pts
9Bienville Parish5.1+0.4 pts
10Natchitoches Parish4.8-0.6 pts
11Franklin Parish4.7-0.2 pts
11St. John the Baptist Parish4.7-0.1 pts
13Richland Parish4.6-0.1 pts
13St. James Parish4.6+0.1 pts
13Union Parish4.6+0.1 pts
16Caldwell Parish4.5-0.2 pts
16Red River Parish4.5-0.4 pts
16St. Mary Parish4.5-0.2 pts
16Tangipahoa Parish4.5+0.1 pts
16Webster Parish4.50 pts
16Winn Parish4.5+0.3 pts
22Sabine Parish4.4+0.1 pts
22Vernon Parish4.4+0.4 pts
24Catahoula Parish4.3-0.8 pts
24Iberville Parish4.3-0.4 pts
24St. Landry Parish4.3-0.1 pts
27Allen Parish4.2+0.3 pts
27Avoyelles Parish4.2+0.3 pts
27Orleans Parish4.20 pts
27St. Bernard Parish4.2+0.1 pts
27Washington Parish4.2-0.1 pts
32Assumption Parish4.1-0.4 pts
32De Soto Parish4.1-0.2 pts
32Jackson Parish4.1-0.2 pts
35Caddo Parish40 pts
35Evangeline Parish4-0.3 pts
35Iberia Parish4-0.1 pts
35Jefferson Davis Parish4-0.1 pts
39Calcasieu Parish3.9-0.1 pts
39Pointe Coupee Parish3.9-0.5 pts
41Acadia Parish3.8+0.2 pts
41Beauregard Parish3.8+0.3 pts
41East Feliciana Parish3.8-0.1 pts
41Ouachita Parish3.8-0.4 pts
41West Baton Rouge Parish3.8+0.2 pts
46Cameron Parish3.7-0.4 pts
46Lincoln Parish3.7-0.3 pts
46St. Martin Parish3.7+0.3 pts
49East Baton Rouge Parish3.6-0.1 pts
49Jefferson Parish3.60 pts
49Plaquemines Parish3.60 pts
49Vermilion Parish3.60 pts
53Bossier Parish3.5+0.1 pts
53Grant Parish3.5+0.1 pts
53Lafourche Parish3.5+0.1 pts
53Rapides Parish3.5+0.1 pts
53St. Tammany Parish3.50 pts
58St. Charles Parish3.4+0.1 pts
58Terrebonne Parish3.40 pts
60Lafayette Parish3.3+0.2 pts
60Livingston Parish3.30 pts
62Ascension Parish3.20 pts
63LaSalle Parish3.1+0.1 pts
64West Feliciana Parish2.70 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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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 12% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 2.7% in April 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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