Unemployment rates by parish and disaster assistance eligibility,
Louisiana, July 2005, not seasonally adjusted
(State rate = 6.1%; U.S. rate = 5.2%)
Union
6.2%
Claibo rn e
6.4%
Cad do
6.9%
Bossier
5.6%
Webster
7.0%
Mo reho use
9.3%
Lincoln
6.5%
Ouachita
6.2%
Bien ville
7.9%
Rich lan d
7.5%
Fran klin
8.5%
Cald well
7.7%
Tensas
8.3%
Winn
6.6%
Nat chitoches
6.8%
Sabine
5.7%
La Salle
5.7%
Grant
7.4%
Cat ahoula
7.2%
NOTE: All Louisiana parishes are eligible for
Concordia
8.8%
Rap ides
6.3%
Vernon
7.8%
East
Carroll
12.5%
Madison
9.6%
Jackson
5.9%
Red River
8.9%
De Sot o
7.6%
West
Carroll
11.4%
disaster assistance as of August 29.
Avoyelles
7.8%
West
Feliciana
7.5%
Beauregard
7.3%
Calcasieu
5.9%
Unemployment Rate
7.0% or more
6.0% to 6.9%
5.0% to 5.9%
4.0% to 4.9%
3.9% or below
Cam eron
5.0%
Allen
8.4%
Jef ferson
Davis
5.2%
Evangeline
7.1%
Acadia
6.0%
St. L an dry
6.4%
Lafayet te
4.7%
Vermilion
5.8%
Po in te
Coupee
8.8%
St. Martin
6.1%
Ib eria
6.3%
West
B at on
Rouge
6.2%
Ib erville
9.0%
East
Feliciana
6.8%
St.
Helena
11.5%
Washingt on
7.7%
Tangipahoa
6.7%
East
B at on
Rouge
5.9%
St. Tamm an y
4.3%
Livin gston
6.0%
Ascension
5.7%
Assump tion
(St .
8.5%
Martin)
St .
James
9.1%
St. Mary
8.3%
Terrebon ne
5.1%
St. Joh n
the Baptist
6.9%
Orlean s
6.5%
St .
Charles
5.4%
Jef ferson
5.2%
Lafourche
5.1%
St. Bernard
5.7%
Plaquemin es
5.9%