Unemployment Rate in Orleans Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.5%
Rank #2,887/3,222 · #47 in LA
10th
Orleans 7.5%
LA 6.2% +19.8%
US 5.3% +41.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Orleans Parish's unemployment rate of 7.5% 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 Orleans Parish for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,884 | Marion County, MS | 7.5% |
| #2,885 | Chesterfield County, SC | 7.5% |
| #2,886 | Shackelford County, TX | 7.5% |
| #2,887 | Orleans Parish, LA | 7.5% |
| #2,888 | Fleming County, KY | 7.5% |
| #2,889 | Taylor County, WV | 7.5% |
| #2,890 | Hinds County, MS | 7.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Orleans Parish, Louisiana has a unemployment rate of 7.5%, ranking #2,887 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 41.0% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #47 of 64. This places it in the 10th 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.