Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in May 2026, at 13.2%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median4.864 counties
Louisiana4.5History

Top 40 counties, May 2026

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 13.2 %13.2Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 8.1 %8.1West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 7.5 %7.5St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 7 %7Madison ParishMadison Parish: 6.6 %6.6Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 6.2 %6.2Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 6 %6Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 5.9 %5.9Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 5.8 %5.8Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 5.7 %5.7Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 5.6 %5.6Winn ParishWinn Parish: 5.5 %5.5Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 5.3 %5.3St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 5.3 %5.3Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 5.2 %5.2St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 5.2 %5.2Union ParishUnion Parish: 5.2 %5.2Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 5.1 %5.1Richland ParishRichland Parish: 5.1 %5.1St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 5.1 %5.1Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 5.1 %5.1Webster ParishWebster Parish: 5.1 %5.1Red River ParishRed River Parish: 5 %5St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 5 %5Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 5 %5St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 4.9 %4.9Washington ParishWashington Parish: 4.9 %4.9Allen ParishAllen Parish: 4.8 %4.8Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 4.8 %4.8De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 4.8 %4.8Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 4.8 %4.8Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 4.8 %4.8Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 4.8 %4.8Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 4.7 %4.7Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 4.7 %4.7Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 4.6 %4.6Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 4.6 %4.6Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 4.5 %4.5Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 4.5 %4.5Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 4.5 %4.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMay 2026 (%)Change on May 2025
1East Carroll Parish13.2-1.3 pts
2Tensas Parish8.1+1.1 pts
3West Carroll Parish7.5+1.4 pts
4St. Helena Parish7+0.4 pts
5Madison Parish6.6-0.3 pts
6Claiborne Parish6.2+0.2 pts
7Concordia Parish6-0.1 pts
8Morehouse Parish5.9-0.1 pts
9Bienville Parish5.8+0.5 pts
10Franklin Parish5.70 pts
11Natchitoches Parish5.6-0.4 pts
12Winn Parish5.5+0.5 pts
13Sabine Parish5.3+0.4 pts
13St. John the Baptist Parish5.3-0.1 pts
15Caldwell Parish5.2-0.2 pts
15St. Mary Parish5.2+0.2 pts
15Union Parish5.2-0.2 pts
18Catahoula Parish5.1-0.3 pts
18Richland Parish5.10 pts
18St. Landry Parish5.1+0.2 pts
18Tangipahoa Parish5.1+0.1 pts
18Webster Parish5.1+0.1 pts
23Red River Parish5-0.8 pts
23St. James Parish5+0.1 pts
23Vernon Parish5+0.5 pts
26St. Bernard Parish4.9+0.1 pts
26Washington Parish4.9+0.2 pts
28Allen Parish4.80 pts
28Avoyelles Parish4.8+0.2 pts
28De Soto Parish4.8+0.1 pts
28Iberville Parish4.8-0.2 pts
28Jackson Parish4.80 pts
28Orleans Parish4.8+0.1 pts
34Iberia Parish4.7+0.2 pts
34Jefferson Davis Parish4.7+0.1 pts
36Evangeline Parish4.6-0.1 pts
36Lincoln Parish4.60 pts
38Assumption Parish4.5-0.1 pts
38Caddo Parish4.5+0.1 pts
38Calcasieu Parish4.50 pts
38East Feliciana Parish4.5+0.2 pts
38Pointe Coupee Parish4.5-0.2 pts
43Beauregard Parish4.4+0.4 pts
44Acadia Parish4.3+0.1 pts
44Grant Parish4.30 pts
44Ouachita Parish4.3-0.2 pts
47East Baton Rouge Parish4.20 pts
47St. Martin Parish4.2+0.2 pts
47West Baton Rouge Parish4.2+0.1 pts
50Cameron Parish4.1-0.3 pts
50Jefferson Parish4.1+0.1 pts
50Lafourche Parish4.1+0.2 pts
50Plaquemines Parish4.1+0.1 pts
50Rapides Parish4.1+0.1 pts
50St. Charles Parish4.1+0.2 pts
50St. Tammany Parish4.1+0.1 pts
50Terrebonne Parish4.1+0.2 pts
50Vermilion Parish4.1+0.1 pts
59Bossier Parish4+0.1 pts
60Livingston Parish3.9+0.1 pts
61Lafayette Parish3.8+0.2 pts
61LaSalle Parish3.80 pts
63Ascension Parish3.7+0.1 pts
64West Feliciana Parish3.1+0.2 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 13.2% in May 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 3.1% in May 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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