Cities with Lowest Unemployment in Louisiana

Cities ranked by lowest civilian unemployment rate. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.

Lowest Unemployment 50

1 Ruston
3.8%
2 Belle Chasse
4%
3 Thibodaux
4.1%
4 Bayou Boeuf
4.1%
5 Grand Bayou Mobile Home Park
4.1%
6 Raceland
4.1%
7 Denham Springs
4.2%
8 Prairieville
4.4%
9 Gonzales
4.4%
10 Houma
4.7%
11 Slidell
4.7%
12 Bayou Cane
4.7%
13 Mandeville
4.7%
14 Jennings
4.7%
15 Lafayette
5.1%
16 Alexandria
5.1%
17 Pineville
5.1%
18 Minden
5.1%
19 Abbeville
5.1%
20 Youngsville
5.1%
21 Broussard
5.1%
22 Lake Charles
5.4%
23 Sulphur
5.4%
24 Morgan City
5.4%
25 Moss Bluff
5.4%
26 Bossier City
5.5%
27 Natchitoches
5.6%
28 Hammond
6%
29 Metairie Terrace
6.1%
30 Metairie
6.1%
31 Kenner
6.1%
32 Marrero
6.1%
33 Terrytown
6.1%
34 Harvey
6.1%
35 Gretna
6.1%
36 Estelle
6.1%
37 River Ridge
6.1%
38 Woodmere
6.1%
39 Jefferson
6.1%
40 Timberlane
6.1%
41 Waggaman
6.1%
42 Opelousas
6.3%
43 Eunice
6.3%
44 Monroe
6.5%
45 West Monroe
6.5%
46 Claiborne
6.5%
47 Luling
6.7%
48 Destrehan
6.7%
49 DeRidder
6.7%
50 New Iberia
7.3%

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Data Sources

Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).