Unemployment Rate in Rapides Parish, LA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.1% −3.8% vs nat'l
Rank #2,083 of 3,222
35th percentile

How Rapides Parish Compares

Rapides Parish
5.1%
Louisiana Average
5.1%
Rank #21 of 64 in state
National
5.3%
3.8% below

National Distribution

Where Rapides Parish falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Rapides Parish: 5.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,080 Warren County, NJ 5.1%
#2,081 Knox County, IL 5.1%
#2,082 Nueces County, TX 5.1%
#2,083 Rapides Parish, LA 5.1%
#2,084 Jackson County, IA 5.1%
#2,085 Pamlico County, NC 5.1%
#2,086 Issaquena County, MS 5.1%
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Unemployment Rate in Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Rapides Parish, Louisiana has a unemployment rate of 5.1%, which ranks #2,083 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 3.8% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Louisiana, Rapides Parish ranks #21 of 64 out of 64 counties. This places it in the 35th 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.