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Allen Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 9.2% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 776 people out of the 23,085 living in Allen Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Allen Parish has increased compared to the 8.7% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 7,679 people who had a job during that time, 13 were employed in the Armed Forces and 7,666 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	776	9.2%
Employed	7,679	90.8%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,666	90.7%
Employed in armed forces	13	0.2%