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Morehouse Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 9.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 905 people out of the 25,852 living in Morehouse Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Morehouse Parish has increased compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 8,949 people who had a job during that time, 9 were employed in the Armed Forces and 8,940 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	905	9.2%
Employed	8,949	90.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	8,940	90.7%
Employed in armed forces	9	0.1%