Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest unemployment rate of 64 counties in July 2026, at 13%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 4.7% and the figure for Louisiana was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Top 40 counties, July 2026

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East Carroll ParishEast Carroll Parish: 13 %13Tensas ParishTensas Parish: 8.4 %8.4St. Helena ParishSt. Helena Parish: 7.1 %7.1Madison ParishMadison Parish: 6.7 %6.7Concordia ParishConcordia Parish: 6.5 %6.5West Carroll ParishWest Carroll Parish: 6.4 %6.4Claiborne ParishClaiborne Parish: 6.3 %6.3Morehouse ParishMorehouse Parish: 5.9 %5.9Natchitoches ParishNatchitoches Parish: 5.8 %5.8Catahoula ParishCatahoula Parish: 5.7 %5.7Bienville ParishBienville Parish: 5.6 %5.6Franklin ParishFranklin Parish: 5.4 %5.4St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 5.3 %5.3St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 5.3 %5.3Allen ParishAllen Parish: 5.2 %5.2Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 5.1 %5.1St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 5.1 %5.1Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 5.1 %5.1Webster ParishWebster Parish: 5.1 %5.1Avoyelles ParishAvoyelles Parish: 5 %5Red River ParishRed River Parish: 5 %5Richland ParishRichland Parish: 5 %5Union ParishUnion Parish: 5 %5Vernon ParishVernon Parish: 5 %5Washington ParishWashington Parish: 5 %5Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 4.9 %4.9St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 4.9 %4.9Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 4.8 %4.8Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 4.8 %4.8Caldwell ParishCaldwell Parish: 4.7 %4.7Jackson ParishJackson Parish: 4.7 %4.7Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 4.7 %4.7St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 4.7 %4.7Winn ParishWinn Parish: 4.7 %4.7Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 4.5 %4.5Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 4.5 %4.5Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 4.5 %4.5East Feliciana ParishEast Feliciana Parish: 4.4 %4.4Assumption ParishAssumption Parish: 4.3 %4.3Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 4.3 %4.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1East Carroll Parish13-0.9 pts
2Tensas Parish8.4+0.7 pts
3St. Helena Parish7.1-1.2 pts
4Madison Parish6.7-0.7 pts
5Concordia Parish6.5-0.7 pts
6West Carroll Parish6.4+0.3 pts
7Claiborne Parish6.3+0.2 pts
8Morehouse Parish5.9-0.1 pts
9Natchitoches Parish5.8-0.6 pts
10Catahoula Parish5.7-0.2 pts
11Bienville Parish5.6+0.3 pts
12Franklin Parish5.4-0.2 pts
13St. John the Baptist Parish5.3-0.4 pts
13St. Landry Parish5.3+0.1 pts
15Allen Parish5.2-0.5 pts
16Orleans Parish5.1-0.3 pts
16St. James Parish5.1-0.6 pts
16Tangipahoa Parish5.1-0.4 pts
16Webster Parish5.1-0.2 pts
20Avoyelles Parish5-0.1 pts
20Red River Parish5-0.4 pts
20Richland Parish5-0.5 pts
20Union Parish5-0.3 pts
20Vernon Parish5-0.5 pts
20Washington Parish5-0.2 pts
26Iberville Parish4.9-0.5 pts
26St. Mary Parish4.9-0.5 pts
28Evangeline Parish4.8-0.5 pts
28Pointe Coupee Parish4.8-0.7 pts
30Caldwell Parish4.7-0.7 pts
30Jackson Parish4.7-0.3 pts
30Sabine Parish4.7-0.2 pts
30St. Bernard Parish4.7-0.4 pts
30Winn Parish4.7-0.2 pts
35Caddo Parish4.5-0.2 pts
35Iberia Parish4.50 pts
35Lincoln Parish4.5-0.3 pts
38East Feliciana Parish4.4-0.1 pts
39Assumption Parish4.3-0.8 pts
39Calcasieu Parish4.3-0.4 pts
39De Soto Parish4.3-0.5 pts
39Grant Parish4.3-0.5 pts
39Jefferson Davis Parish4.3-0.4 pts
39West Baton Rouge Parish4.3-0.1 pts
45Beauregard Parish4.2-0.4 pts
45East Baton Rouge Parish4.2-0.4 pts
45Ouachita Parish4.2-0.4 pts
48Acadia Parish4.1-0.2 pts
48Cameron Parish4.1-0.4 pts
48Jefferson Parish4.1-0.2 pts
48St. Martin Parish4.1+0.1 pts
52Rapides Parish40 pts
52St. Charles Parish40 pts
54Plaquemines Parish3.90 pts
54St. Tammany Parish3.9-0.2 pts
54Vermilion Parish3.9-0.2 pts
57Lafourche Parish3.8-0.2 pts
57Terrebonne Parish3.8-0.1 pts
59Bossier Parish3.7-0.3 pts
59Lafayette Parish3.7-0.1 pts
59Livingston Parish3.7-0.4 pts
62Ascension Parish3.6-0.4 pts
62LaSalle Parish3.6-0.5 pts
64West Feliciana Parish3-0.3 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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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 13% in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 3% in July 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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