Unemployment rates by parish and disaster assistance eligibility,
Louisiana, September 2005, not seasonally adjusted
(State rate = 11.4%; U.S. rate = 4.8%)
Union
6.5%
Claibo rn e
6.9%
Cad do
7.0%
Bossier
7.0%
Webster
6.7%
Mo reho use
9.3%
Lincoln
8.2%
Ouachita
7.6%
Bien ville
7.3%
Rich lan d
8.1%
Fran klin
10.4%
Cald well
7.4%
Tensas
21.5%
Winn
7.7%
Nat chitoches
9.6%
Sabine
7.0%
La Salle
5.9%
Grant
7.5%
Cat ahoula
10.2%
NOTE: All Louisiana parishes are eligible for
Concordia
15.2%
Rap ides
8.8%
Vernon
8.4%
East
Carroll
14.3%
Madison
11.6%
Jackson
6.5%
Red River
8.5%
De Sot o
6.8%
West
Carroll
10.8%
disaster assistance as of August 29.
Avoyelles
11.9%
West
Feliciana
12.4%
Beauregard
8.2%
Unemployment Rate
Calcasieu
7.7%
Allen
10.9%
Jef ferson
Davis
7.0%
Evangeline
8.6%
Acadia
8.6%
St. L an dry
10.5%
Lafayet te
8.6%
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
5.7%
Vermilion
6.9%
Po in te
Coupee
13.8%
St. Martin
8.4%
Ib eria
8.8%
West
B at on
Rouge
10.4%
Ib erville
12.3%
East
Feliciana
9.2%
St.
Helena
23.7%
Washingt on
17.5%
Tangipahoa
18.5%
East
B at on
Rouge
11.6%
St. Tamm an y
N.A.
Livin gston
8.2%
Ascension
11.0%
Assump tion
(St .
13.9%
Martin)
St .
James
17.5%
St. Mary
12.3%
Terrebon ne
11.4%
St. Joh n
the Baptist
N.A.
Orlean s
N.A.
St .
Charles
N.A.
Jef ferson
N.A.
Lafourche
10.1%
St. Bernard
N.A.
Plaquemin es
N.A.