North Acadiana News

St. Landry Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 6.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,156 people out of the 82,999 living in St. Landry Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in St. Landry Parish has increased compared to the 5.2% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in St. Landry Parish was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.7%.

Of the 31,452 people who had a job during that time, 191 were employed in the Armed Forces and 31,261 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,156	6.4%
Employed	31,452	93.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	31,261	93%
Employed in armed forces	191	0.6%