Unemployment Rate in Washington Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.9%
Rank #3,088/3,222 · #58 in LA
4th
Washington 9.9%
LA 6.2% +58.2%
US 5.3% +86.2%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Washington Parish's unemployment rate of 9.9% 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 Washington Parish for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,085 | Colleton County, SC | 9.8% |
| #3,086 | Mahnomen County, MN | 9.8% |
| #3,087 | Kings County, CA | 9.9% |
| #3,088 | Washington Parish, LA | 9.9% |
| #3,089 | Coahoma County, MS | 9.9% |
| #3,090 | Marlboro County, SC | 9.9% |
| #3,091 | Luce County, MI | 9.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Washington Parish, Louisiana has a unemployment rate of 9.9%, ranking #3,088 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 86.2% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #58 of 64. This places it in the 4th 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.