River Parish News

St. John the Baptist Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 10.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 2,144 people out of the 42,704 living in St. John the Baptist Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in St. John the Baptist Parish has increased compared to the 8.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,111 people who had a job during that time, 16 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,095 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	2,144	10.6%
Employed	18,111	89.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,095	89.3%
Employed in armed forces	16	0.1%