River Parish News

Ascension Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 4.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,043 people out of the 125,289 living in Ascension Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ascension Parish has decreased compared to the 6% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 60,864 people who had a job during that time, 88 were employed in the Armed Forces and 60,776 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,043	4.8%
Employed	60,864	95.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	60,776	95.1%
Employed in armed forces	88	0.1%