Baton Rouge Reporter

Iberville Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 8.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,110 people out of the 30,651 living in Iberville Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Iberville Parish has decreased compared to the 9.5% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 12,135 people who had a job during that time, 190 were employed in the Armed Forces and 11,945 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,110	8.4%
Employed	12,135	91.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	11,945	90.2%
Employed in armed forces	190	1.4%