Acadia Parish, LA monthly unemployment update

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June 28, 2023
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Acadia Parish, LA monthly unemployment update

Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in Acadia Parish using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of April 2023.

Acadia Parish had a 3.1% unemployment rate in April 2023, marking a 0.2 percentage point decrease from a month ago. Louisiana reported a 3.6% unemployment rate in May, which is the 17th highest in the country. The national unemployment rate last month rose to 3.7% but is still 0.1 percentage points higher than last year.

The unemployment rate in the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area was 3.0%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than Acadia Parish. Lafayette has the 406th highest unemployment out of 887 metro and micro areas surveyed in the country.

Parishes with the highest unemployment rate in Louisiana
#1. East Carroll Parish: 8.7%
#2. West Carroll Parish: 6.2%
#3. Morehouse Parish: 5.4%
#4. Franklin Parish: 5.0%
#5. Madison Parish: 4.9%

Parishes with the lowest unemployment rate in Louisiana
#1. West Feliciana Parish: 2.3%
#2. Ascension Parish: 2.5%
#2. Cameron Parish: 2.5%
#2. Livingston Parish: 2.5%
#5. LaSalle Parish: 2.6%

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