Unemployment rates by parish and disaster assistance eligibility,
Louisiana, August 2005, not seasonally adjusted
(State rate = 6.0%; U.S. rate = 4.9%)
Union
6.2%
Claibo rn e
6.1%
Cad do
6.4%
Bossier
5.2%
Webster
6.7%
Mo reho use
9.4%
Lincoln
6.2%
Ouachita
6.1%
Bien ville
8.0%
Rich lan d
7.4%
Fran klin
8.3%
Cald well
7.6%
Tensas
8.4%
Winn
6.3%
Nat chitoches
6.6%
Sabine
5.8%
La Salle
5.3%
Grant
7.1%
Cat ahoula
7.3%
NOTE: All Louisiana parishes are eligible for
Concordia
9.6%
Rap ides
6.3%
Vernon
6.1%
East
Carroll
11.9%
Madison
8.8%
Jackson
6.1%
Red River
9.0%
De Sot o
7.3%
West
Carroll
10.9%
disaster assistance as of August 29.
Avoyelles
7.3%
West
Feliciana
7.6%
Beauregard
6.3%
Calcasieu
5.8%
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
4.6%
Allen
7.6%
Jef ferson
Davis
5.1%
Evangeline
6.4%
Acadia
5.8%
St. L an dry
6.2%
Lafayet te
4.5%
Vermilion
5.2%
Po in te
Coupee
7.8%
St. Martin
5.3%
Ib eria
5.9%
West
B at on
Rouge
6.2%
Ib erville
9.0%
East
Feliciana
6.8%
St.
Helena
10.6%
Washingt on
7.2%
Tangipahoa
6.2%
East
B at on
Rouge
5.8%
St. Tamm an y
4.5%
Livin gston
5.7%
Ascension
5.6%
Assump tion
(St .
8.5%
Martin)
St .
James
9.0%
St. Mary
8.1%
Terrebon ne
4.9%
St. Joh n
the Baptist
7.2%
Orlean s
6.8%
St .
Charles
5.6%
Jef ferson
5.4%
Lafourche
4.7%
St. Bernard
6.2%
Plaquemin es
6.0%