Central Louisiana News

Vernon Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 4.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,131 people out of the 49,064 living in Vernon Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Vernon Parish has decreased compared to the 5.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 21,947 people who had a job during that time, 6,139 were employed in the Armed Forces and 15,808 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,131	4.9%
Employed	21,947	95.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	15,808	68.5%
Employed in armed forces	6,139	26.6%