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Ouachita Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 5.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 4,215 people out of the 160,227 living in Ouachita Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ouachita Parish has increased compared to the 5.4% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 67,672 people who had a job during that time, 148 were employed in the Armed Forces and 67,524 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	4,215	5.9%
Employed	67,672	94.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	67,524	93.9%
Employed in armed forces	148	0.2%