Nola Reporter

St. Bernard Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 8.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,749 people out of the 43,821 living in St. Bernard Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in St. Bernard Parish has decreased compared to the 9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 18,838 people who had a job during that time, 35 were employed in the Armed Forces and 18,803 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,749	8.5%
Employed	18,838	91.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	18,803	91.3%
Employed in armed forces	35	0.2%