Central Louisiana News

Natchitoches Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 13.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,015 people out of the 37,896 living in Natchitoches Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Natchitoches Parish has increased compared to the 13.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 13,108 people who had a job during that time, 12 were employed in the Armed Forces and 13,096 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,015	13.3%
Employed	13,108	86.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	13,096	86.6%
Employed in armed forces	12	0.1%