Unemployment Rate in Ouachita Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.5%
Rank #2,689/3,222 · #38 in LA
17th
Ouachita 6.5%
LA 6.2% +4.2%
US 5.3% +22.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Ouachita Parish's unemployment rate of 6.5% 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 Ouachita Parish for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,686 | Mitchell County, NC | 6.5% |
| #2,687 | Gogebic County, MI | 6.5% |
| #2,688 | Lipscomb County, TX | 6.5% |
| #2,689 | Ouachita Parish, LA | 6.5% |
| #2,690 | Grant County, WA | 6.5% |
| #2,691 | Athens County, OH | 6.5% |
| #2,692 | Union County, NJ | 6.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana has a unemployment rate of 6.5%, ranking #2,689 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #38 of 64. This places it in the 17th 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.