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Lowest unemployment, Louisiana cities

Louisiana cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 104 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 6.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Chackbay, LA, up 72 places to #1.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲72Chackbay, LALA5,4361.0%−7.4 pts

02▲33Galliano, LALA5,9061.0%−4.2 pts

03▲8Moss Bluff, LALA12,4821.1%−1.6 pts

04▲2Youngsville, LALA19,9801.2%−0.7 pts

05▼1Oak Hills Place, LALA9,0381.4%−0.3 pts

06▲22Addis, LALA7,6791.8%−2.3 pts

07▲3Central, LALA30,3132.2%−0.3 pts

08▼5Ponchatoula, LALA7,7552.3%+0.5 pts

09▲37Prairieville, LALA35,2382.4%−3.7 pts

10▼8Belle Chasse, LALA10,9342.5%+0.9 pts

11▲4Cut Off, LALA5,3982.6%−0.7 pts

12▲39Jefferson, LALA9,7032.7%−3.6 pts

13▲4Minden, LALA11,1032.7%−0.8 pts

14▲20Westwego, LALA8,3172.7%−2.4 pts

15▲61Franklin, LALA6,2242.8%−5.7 pts

16▲9Meraux, LALA7,9182.9%−1.1 pts

17▼5Mandeville, LALA12,9182.9%0.0 pts

18▲1Village St. George, LALA8,2733.0%−0.7 pts

19▼14Claiborne, LALA13,3083.1%+1.3 pts

20▼7River Ridge, LALA13,3123.3%+0.2 pts

21▲20Houma, LALA31,7353.3%−2.4 pts

22▲23Pineville, LALA13,9673.3%−2.6 pts

23▲7Ruston, LALA22,3973.4%−1.0 pts

24▲63Breaux Bridge, LALA7,6523.5%−6.9 pts

25▲17Broussard, LALA15,7993.6%−2.2 pts

26▲59Plaquemine, LALA5,8913.8%−6.0 pts

27▼19Harahan, LALA8,9163.8%+1.7 pts

28▲29Jennings, LALA9,2354.0%−2.9 pts

29▲55Schriever, LALA6,6904.0%−5.5 pts

30▼23Fort Polk South, LALA7,8694.1%+2.1 pts

31▲24Red Chute, LALA6,5264.1%−2.5 pts

32▲50Thibodaux, LALA15,5734.3%−4.8 pts

33▼12Sulphur, LALA20,4924.3%+0.6 pts

34▼11Metairie, LALA139,7294.6%+0.8 pts

35▼9Luling, LALA13,9604.6%+0.7 pts

36▼5Shenandoah, LALA17,9984.8%−0.1 pts

37▼21Elmwood, LALA6,0774.8%+1.5 pts

38▼11Gardere, LALA12,2234.9%+0.9 pts

39▼19Old Jefferson, LALA7,8605.0%+1.3 pts

40▼8Bayou Cane, LALA21,2535.0%+0.1 pts

41▼5Lafayette, LALA123,3115.2%−0.1 pts

42▲28Alexandria, LALA42,9385.2%−2.6 pts

43▼25Grambling, LALA5,3145.3%+1.7 pts

44▲14Bayou Blue, LALA12,2185.3%−1.5 pts

45▲26Abbeville, LALA10,8615.5%−2.5 pts

46▼22Covington, LALA11,7215.6%+1.8 pts

47▼10Slidell, LALA28,3415.8%+0.2 pts

48▲24Hammond, LALA24,0325.9%−2.1 pts

49▼20Scott, LALA9,6355.9%+1.7 pts

50▲47Raceland, LALA9,5856.0%−5.8 pts

51▲13Port Allen, LALA5,0156.2%−1.0 pts

52▲8Gretna, LALA17,3606.3%−0.7 pts

53▼1Bossier City, LALA63,2596.5%+0.1 pts

54▼15Kenner, LALA65,1366.6%+0.9 pts

55▼7Lake Charles, LALA82,6766.6%+0.5 pts

56▼42Carencro, LALA13,2246.7%+3.5 pts

57▼19Walker, LALA6,4766.8%+1.2 pts

58▼15Zachary, LALA20,6216.9%+1.0 pts

59▼12Prien, LALA7,1196.9%+0.9 pts

60▼16Harvey, LALA20,9157.0%+1.1 pts

61▲42Natchitoches, LALA17,1467.1%−8.4 pts

62▲27Tallulah, LALA5,5177.1%−3.6 pts

63▼2Rayne, LALA6,9957.2%+0.2 pts

64▼55Inniswold, LALA6,3577.3%+4.8 pts

65▼64Gray, LALA5,1547.3%+5.7 pts

66▲9Eden Isle, LALA7,6837.3%−1.1 pts

67▼1Larose, LALA5,5157.4%+0.1 pts

68▼3Denham Springs, LALA9,3787.4%+0.1 pts

69▲8New Orleans, LALA362,1547.5%−1.0 pts

70▼3Morgan City, LALA10,7577.7%+0.3 pts

71▼31Estelle, LALA16,3417.8%+2.1 pts

72▼22Gonzales, LALA13,9307.9%+1.6 pts

73▼14Marrero, LALA32,5408.2%+1.3 pts

74▼18St. Gabriel, LALA6,9878.3%+1.6 pts

75▼22Terrytown, LALA24,7268.4%+2.0 pts

76▲12Waggaman, LALA11,3308.5%−2.1 pts

77▲18Eunice, LALA9,0358.6%−2.8 pts

78▼29St. Rose, LALA7,6448.8%+2.6 pts

79▼17Shreveport, LALA175,9029.0%+1.9 pts

80▲13St. Martinville, LALA5,2299.0%−2.1 pts

81▲13Chalmette, LALA22,6169.0%−2.4 pts

82▼4Baton Rouge, LALA222,7959.2%+0.6 pts

83▼50Patterson, LALA5,5659.5%+4.4 pts

84▼5West Monroe, LALA12,4789.6%+0.9 pts

85▼63Woodmere, LALA11,8799.6%+5.9 pts

86▲6Leesville, LALA5,2109.8%−1.2 pts

87▼1DeRidder, LALA9,50310.1%+0.1 pts

88▼25Laplace, LALA28,34310.1%+3.0 pts

89▼20Monroe, LALA46,86010.2%+2.3 pts

90▼9Lacombe, LALA6,31010.2%+1.2 pts

91▼1New Iberia, LALA26,53310.7%−0.1 pts

92▲7Timberlane, LALA10,88611.2%−1.1 pts

93▼19Opelousas, LALA15,09811.9%+3.4 pts

94▼14Destrehan, LALA11,61912.0%+3.0 pts

95▲1Bridge City, LALA7,29713.3%+1.5 pts

96▲6Donaldsonville, LALA7,09413.4%−1.7 pts

97▲1Crowley, LALA11,22314.3%+2.4 pts

98▼15Oakdale, LALA6,52614.4%+5.2 pts

99▲1Reserve, LALA7,79114.5%+2.1 pts

100▼46Bastrop, LALA8,90815.1%+8.7 pts

101▼10Bogalusa, LALA10,32115.7%+4.9 pts

102▼34Baker, LALA12,13616.6%+9.0 pts

103▼2Merrydale, LALA9,49019.5%+6.0 pts

104Ville Platte, LALA6,17222.8%+0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES