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Calcasieu Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 5.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 5,403 people out of the 212,646 living in Calcasieu Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Calcasieu Parish has decreased compared to the 5.8% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 93,915 people who had a job during that time, 67 were employed in the Armed Forces and 93,848 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	5,403	5.4%
Employed	93,915	94.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	93,848	94.5%
Employed in armed forces	67	0.1%