Unemployment Rate in Jefferson Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Jefferson Parish Compares
National Distribution
Where Jefferson Parish falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Jefferson Parish: 6.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,571 | Henderson County, TN | 6.1% |
| #2,572 | Santa Cruz County, CA | 6.1% |
| #2,573 | Cumberland County, NC | 6.1% |
| #2,574 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 6.1% |
| #2,575 | Martin County, NC | 6.1% |
| #2,576 | Chemung County, NY | 6.1% |
| #2,577 | Vermilion County, IL | 6.1% |
Unemployment Rate in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana has a unemployment rate of 6.1%, which ranks #2,574 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 15.5% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Louisiana, Jefferson Parish ranks #35 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 20th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.