Unemployment rates by parish and disaster assistance eligibility,
Louisiana, October 2005, not seasonally adjusted
(State rate = 11.7%; U.S. rate = 4.6%)
Union
6.3%
Claibo rn e
6.5%
Cad do
6.7%
Bossier
6.6%
Webster
6.6%
Mo reho use
8.5%
Lincoln
8.2%
Ouachita
7.0%
Bien ville
6.9%
Rich lan d
7.7%
Fran klin
9.8%
Cald well
7.0%
Tensas
20.2%
Winn
7.8%
Nat chitoches
9.1%
Sabine
7.0%
La Salle
5.8%
Grant
6.9%
Cat ahoula
9.9%
NOTE: All Louisiana parishes are eligible for
Concordia
13.6%
Rap ides
8.2%
Vernon
9.0%
East
Carroll
12.1%
Madison
10.2%
Jackson
6.6%
Red River
8.0%
De Sot o
6.4%
West
Carroll
9.3%
disaster assistance as of August 29.
Avoyelles
11.0%
West
Feliciana
11.5%
Beauregard
12.6%
Unemployment Rate
Calcasieu
17.0%
Allen
16.4%
Jef ferson
Davis
12.2%
Evangeline
10.7%
Acadia
8.8%
St. L an dry
11.1%
Lafayet te
8.2%
7.0% or more
6.0% to 6.9%
5.0% to 5.9%
4.0% to 4.9%
3.9% or below
Not available
Cam eron
10.1%
Vermilion
7.9%
Po in te
Coupee
12.4%
St. Martin
8.1%
Ib eria
9.7%
West
B at on
Rouge
9.3%
Ib erville
11.2%
East
Feliciana
8.4%
St.
Helena
22.6%
Washingt on
16.9%
Tangipahoa
17.7%
East
B at on
Rouge
10.7%
St. Tamm an y
N.A.
Livin gston
7.5%
Ascension
9.8%
Assump tion
(St .
12.6%
Martin)
St .
James
16.3%
St. Mary
11.6%
Terrebon ne
11.2%
St. Joh n
the Baptist
N.A.
Orlean s
N.A.
St .
Charles
N.A.
Jef ferson
N.A.
Lafourche
9.8%
St. Bernard
N.A.
Plaquemin es
N.A.