Unemployment Rate in St. Bernard Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.6%
Rank #2,898/3,222 · #48 in LA
10th
St. Bernard 7.6%
LA 6.2% +21.1%
US 5.3% +42.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How St. Bernard Parish's unemployment rate of 7.6% 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 St. Bernard Parish for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,895 | Willacy County, TX | 7.5% |
| #2,896 | North Slope Borough, AK | 7.5% |
| #2,897 | San Joaquin County, CA | 7.6% |
| #2,898 | St. Bernard Parish, LA | 7.6% |
| #2,899 | Modoc County, CA | 7.6% |
| #2,900 | New York County, NY | 7.6% |
| #2,901 | Hidalgo County, TX | 7.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana has a unemployment rate of 7.6%, ranking #2,898 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #48 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.