Baton Rouge Reporter

West Feliciana Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 9.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 592 people out of the 15,334 living in West Feliciana Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in West Feliciana Parish has increased compared to the 8.2% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 5,653 people who had a job during that time, 15 were employed in the Armed Forces and 5,638 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	592	9.5%
Employed	5,653	90.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,638	90.3%
Employed in armed forces	15	0.2%