Unemployment Rate in Lafayette Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.1%
Rank #2,076/3,222 · #20 in LA
36th
Lafayette 5.1%
LA 6.2% -18.4%
US 5.3% -3.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lafayette Parish's unemployment rate of 5.1% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Lafayette Parish for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,073 | Orleans County, NY | 5.1% |
| #2,074 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 5.1% |
| #2,075 | Itawamba County, MS | 5.1% |
| #2,076 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 5.1% |
| #2,077 | Caroline County, VA | 5.1% |
| #2,078 | Sanpete County, UT | 5.1% |
| #2,079 | Galax city, VA | 5.1% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana has a unemployment rate of 5.1%, ranking #2,076 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #20 of 64. This places it in the 36th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.