Central Louisiana News

Avoyelles Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,305 people out of the 39,880 living in Avoyelles Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Avoyelles Parish has increased compared to the 6.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Avoyelles Parish was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.7%.

Of the 14,923 people who had a job during that time, 86 were employed in the Armed Forces and 14,837 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,305	8%
Employed	14,923	92%
Employed in civilian labor force	14,837	91.4%
Employed in armed forces	86	0.5%