East Carroll Parish, LA monthly unemployment update
Stacker compiled statistics about the unemployment rate in East Carroll Parish using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. County and metro unemployment rates are as of April 2023.
East Carroll Parish had a 8.7% unemployment rate in April 2023, marking a 0.5 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.
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%
