Florida Parish News

Washington Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 10.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,919 people out of the 45,794 living in Washington Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Washington Parish has increased compared to the 9.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 16,726 people who had a job during that time, 22 were employed in the Armed Forces and 16,704 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,919	10.3%
Employed	16,726	89.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	16,704	89.6%
Employed in armed forces	22	0.1%