Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in June 2026, at 13.5%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 5.25% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median5.2564 counties
Louisiana4.4History

Top 40 counties, June 2026

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 13.5 %13.5Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 9.6 %9.6St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 7.8 %7.8Madison ParishMadison Parish: 7.3 %7.3West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 7.3 %7.3Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 7.1 %7.1Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 6.9 %6.9Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 6.6 %6.6Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 6.3 %6.3Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 6.2 %6.2Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 6.1 %6.1St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 5.9 %5.9St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 5.9 %5.9Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 5.8 %5.8Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 5.7 %5.7Red River ParishRed River Parish: 5.7 %5.7Union ParishUnion Parish: 5.7 %5.7Allen ParishAllen Parish: 5.6 %5.6Richland ParishRichland Parish: 5.6 %5.6St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 5.6 %5.6Washington ParishWashington Parish: 5.6 %5.6Webster ParishWebster Parish: 5.6 %5.6Winn ParishWinn Parish: 5.6 %5.6Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 5.5 %5.5Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 5.5 %5.5Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 5.5 %5.5Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 5.5 %5.5St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 5.5 %5.5Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 5.4 %5.4Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 5.4 %5.4Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 5.3 %5.3Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 5.3 %5.3Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 5.2 %5.2St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 5.2 %5.2De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 5.1 %5.1Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 5.1 %5.1Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 5.1 %5.1Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 5.1 %5.1Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 5 %5Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 5 %5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJune 2026 (%)Change on June 2025
1East Carroll Parish13.5-1.6 pts
2Tensas Parish9.6+1.6 pts
3St. Helena Parish7.8-0.5 pts
4Madison Parish7.3-0.4 pts
4West Carroll Parish7.3+0.8 pts
6Concordia Parish7.1-0.1 pts
7Claiborne Parish6.9+0.4 pts
8Natchitoches Parish6.6-0.5 pts
9Morehouse Parish6.3-0.3 pts
10Bienville Parish6.2+0.6 pts
11Franklin Parish6.1+0.1 pts
12St. John the Baptist Parish5.9-0.1 pts
12St. Landry Parish5.9+0.3 pts
14Tangipahoa Parish5.80 pts
15Catahoula Parish5.7-0.6 pts
15Red River Parish5.70 pts
15Union Parish5.7-0.1 pts
18Allen Parish5.6-0.2 pts
18Richland Parish5.6-0.1 pts
18St. James Parish5.6-0.1 pts
18Washington Parish5.6+0.2 pts
18Webster Parish5.6+0.1 pts
18Winn Parish5.6+0.7 pts
24Avoyelles Parish5.5+0.1 pts
24Caldwell Parish5.50 pts
24Orleans Parish5.5-0.1 pts
24Sabine Parish5.5+0.4 pts
24St. Mary Parish5.50 pts
29Lincoln Parish5.4-0.2 pts
29Vernon Parish5.4+0.6 pts
31Evangeline Parish5.3-0.1 pts
31Iberville Parish5.3-0.2 pts
33Jackson Parish5.20 pts
33St. Bernard Parish5.2-0.1 pts
35De Soto Parish5.1+0.2 pts
35Iberia Parish5.1+0.3 pts
35Jefferson Davis Parish5.10 pts
35Pointe Coupee Parish5.1-0.5 pts
39Caddo Parish5+0.1 pts
39Calcasieu Parish5+0.1 pts
39Grant Parish5+0.1 pts
42East Feliciana Parish4.9+0.3 pts
43Beauregard Parish4.8+0.4 pts
43East Baton Rouge Parish4.8-0.1 pts
43Ouachita Parish4.8-0.2 pts
46Acadia Parish4.7+0.1 pts
46Assumption Parish4.7-0.4 pts
46West Baton Rouge Parish4.7+0.2 pts
49Cameron Parish4.6-0.1 pts
49St. Charles Parish4.6+0.3 pts
49St. Martin Parish4.6+0.4 pts
52Jefferson Parish4.5+0.1 pts
52Lafourche Parish4.5+0.2 pts
52Rapides Parish4.5+0.2 pts
52St. Tammany Parish4.5+0.1 pts
52Terrebonne Parish4.5+0.3 pts
52Vermilion Parish4.5+0.3 pts
58Bossier Parish4.3+0.1 pts
58Livingston Parish4.3+0.1 pts
58Plaquemines Parish4.3+0.1 pts
61LaSalle Parish4.2+0.2 pts
62Ascension Parish4.1+0.1 pts
62Lafayette Parish4.1+0.2 pts
64West Feliciana Parish3.5+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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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 13.5% in June 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 3.5% in June 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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