St. John The Baptist Parish, LA Unemployment Rate Report

St. John The Baptist Parish, LA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in St. John The Baptist Parish, Louisiana has ranged from 0.0% in September 2005 to 18.2% in May 2020. The current unemployment rate for St. John The Baptist Parish is 5.7% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

St. John The Baptist Parish, LA Unemployment Rate by Month

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St. John The Baptist Parish, LA Current Unemployment - 5.7%

St. John The Baptist Parish, LA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2022	7.1%	4.3%	4.0%
2 / 2022	6.6%	3.9%	3.8%
3 / 2022	6.4%	3.8%	3.6%
4 / 2022	5.9%	3.5%	3.6%
5 / 2022	5.9%	3.6%	3.6%
6 / 2022	6.9%	4.6%	3.6%
7 / 2022	6.9%	4.5%	3.5%
8 / 2022	5.7%	3.8%	3.7%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2021	11.4%	7.6%	6.3%
2 / 2021	10.7%	7.1%	6.2%
3 / 2021	10.1%	6.6%	6.0%
4 / 2021	8.8%	6.7%	6.1%
5 / 2021	9.2%	6.7%	5.8%
6 / 2021	10.6%	7.4%	5.9%
7 / 2021	9.4%	6.3%	5.4%
8 / 2021	8.4%	5.6%	5.2%
9 / 2021	9.1%	5.1%	4.7%
10 / 2021	7.6%	4.3%	4.6%
11 / 2021	6.9%	4.0%	4.2%
12 / 2021	6.1%	3.6%	3.9%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2020	6.1%	5.7%	3.6%
2 / 2020	5.0%	4.3%	3.5%
3 / 2020	6.2%	6.3%	4.4%
4 / 2020	16.2%	14.5%	14.7%
5 / 2020	18.2%	13.9%	13.3%
6 / 2020	14.0%	10.4%	11.1%
7 / 2020	13.5%	10.0%	10.2%
8 / 2020	11.7%	8.0%	8.4%
9 / 2020	11.6%	8.1%	7.9%
10 / 2020	11.0%	9.3%	6.9%
11 / 2020	9.4%	7.3%	6.7%
12 / 2020	8.5%	7.3%	6.7%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2019	5.9%	5.2%	4.0%
2 / 2019	4.9%	4.2%	3.8%
3 / 2019	4.8%	4.1%	3.8%
4 / 2019	4.4%	3.8%	3.6%
5 / 2019	4.9%	4.3%	3.6%
6 / 2019	6.3%	5.6%	3.7%
7 / 2019	6.1%	5.5%	3.7%
8 / 2019	6.1%	5.4%	3.7%
9 / 2019	5.7%	5.0%	3.5%
10 / 2019	6.1%	5.0%	3.6%
11 / 2019	5.9%	5.0%	3.5%
12 / 2019	6.1%	4.9%	3.5%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2018	5.9%	4.9%	4.1%
2 / 2018	5.4%	4.4%	4.1%
3 / 2018	5.4%	4.5%	4.0%
4 / 2018	5.2%	4.5%	3.9%
5 / 2018	5.6%	4.8%	3.8%
6 / 2018	6.9%	6.2%	4.0%
7 / 2018	6.5%	5.7%	3.9%
8 / 2018	6.4%	5.4%	3.8%
9 / 2018	5.7%	4.9%	3.7%
10 / 2018	5.3%	4.6%	3.8%
11 / 2018	4.8%	4.3%	3.7%
12 / 2018	5.2%	4.3%	3.9%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2017	7.1%	6.1%	4.7%
2 / 2017	6.3%	5.4%	4.7%
3 / 2017	6.2%	5.2%	4.4%
4 / 2017	5.9%	5.0%	4.4%
5 / 2017	6.2%	5.1%	4.4%
6 / 2017	7.2%	5.9%	4.3%
7 / 2017	6.7%	5.6%	4.3%
8 / 2017	6.7%	5.6%	4.4%
9 / 2017	5.9%	4.9%	4.2%
10 / 2017	5.3%	4.4%	4.1%
11 / 2017	5.0%	4.2%	4.2%
12 / 2017	5.1%	4.1%	4.1%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2016	7.3%	6.4%	4.9%
2 / 2016	6.8%	5.8%	4.9%
3 / 2016	6.9%	6.0%	5.0%
4 / 2016	6.5%	5.7%	5.0%
5 / 2016	6.5%	5.8%	4.8%
6 / 2016	7.9%	7.0%	4.9%
7 / 2016	7.5%	6.7%	4.8%
8 / 2016	7.3%	6.6%	4.9%
9 / 2016	7.0%	6.4%	5.0%
10 / 2016	6.3%	5.9%	4.9%
11 / 2016	5.9%	5.4%	4.7%
12 / 2016	6.2%	5.3%	4.7%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2015	9.0%	7.2%	5.7%
2 / 2015	8.0%	6.4%	5.5%
3 / 2015	7.7%	6.3%	5.4%
4 / 2015	7.1%	6.0%	5.4%
5 / 2015	7.6%	6.4%	5.6%
6 / 2015	8.4%	7.1%	5.3%
7 / 2015	7.7%	6.8%	5.2%
8 / 2015	7.5%	6.4%	5.1%
9 / 2015	7.2%	6.1%	5.0%
10 / 2015	6.7%	6.0%	5.0%
11 / 2015	6.5%	5.7%	5.1%
12 / 2015	6.6%	5.5%	5.0%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2014	7.3%	5.7%	6.6%
2 / 2014	6.7%	5.3%	6.7%
3 / 2014	7.1%	5.6%	6.7%
4 / 2014	6.6%	5.1%	6.2%
5 / 2014	7.5%	6.1%	6.3%
6 / 2014	8.6%	7.0%	6.1%
7 / 2014	8.9%	7.2%	6.2%
8 / 2014	9.2%	7.4%	6.1%
9 / 2014	8.9%	7.0%	5.9%
10 / 2014	8.6%	6.9%	5.7%
11 / 2014	8.1%	6.8%	5.8%
12 / 2014	8.1%	6.5%	5.6%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2013	9.7%	7.9%	8.0%
2 / 2013	9.0%	6.9%	7.7%
3 / 2013	8.9%	6.8%	7.5%
4 / 2013	8.4%	6.6%	7.6%
5 / 2013	8.9%	7.0%	7.5%
6 / 2013	10.1%	8.0%	7.5%
7 / 2013	9.4%	7.3%	7.3%
8 / 2013	9.1%	7.0%	7.2%
9 / 2013	8.7%	6.5%	7.2%
10 / 2013	8.0%	6.2%	7.2%
11 / 2013	7.0%	5.5%	6.9%
12 / 2013	6.7%	5.0%	6.7%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2012	10.4%	8.0%	8.3%
2 / 2012	9.5%	7.3%	8.3%
3 / 2012	9.5%	7.2%	8.2%
4 / 2012	8.7%	6.7%	8.2%
5 / 2012	9.3%	7.2%	8.2%
6 / 2012	10.4%	8.3%	8.2%
7 / 2012	9.9%	7.8%	8.2%
8 / 2012	9.7%	7.4%	8.1%
9 / 2012	9.6%	6.6%	7.8%
10 / 2012	8.7%	6.5%	7.8%
11 / 2012	7.8%	5.9%	7.7%
12 / 2012	8.3%	6.5%	7.9%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2011	11.7%	8.8%	9.1%
2 / 2011	11.0%	7.9%	9.0%
3 / 2011	11.0%	7.8%	9.0%
4 / 2011	10.0%	7.4%	9.1%
5 / 2011	10.4%	7.7%	9.0%
6 / 2011	11.8%	8.7%	9.1%
7 / 2011	11.2%	8.2%	9.0%
8 / 2011	10.9%	8.1%	9.0%
9 / 2011	10.5%	7.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	10.1%	7.5%	8.8%
11 / 2011	9.2%	6.9%	8.6%
12 / 2011	9.3%	7.0%	8.5%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2010	10.4%	8.2%	9.8%
2 / 2010	9.3%	7.2%	9.8%
3 / 2010	9.7%	7.3%	9.9%
4 / 2010	9.3%	7.1%	9.9%
5 / 2010	10.2%	7.6%	9.6%
6 / 2010	11.5%	8.6%	9.4%
7 / 2010	11.6%	8.4%	9.4%
8 / 2010	11.4%	8.7%	9.5%
9 / 2010	11.2%	8.2%	9.5%
10 / 2010	10.8%	8.1%	9.4%
11 / 2010	10.9%	8.1%	9.8%
12 / 2010	10.8%	7.9%	9.3%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2009	8.7%	6.7%	7.8%
2 / 2009	8.1%	6.1%	8.3%
3 / 2009	8.0%	6.2%	8.7%
4 / 2009	7.4%	5.8%	9.0%
5 / 2009	8.1%	6.5%	9.4%
6 / 2009	9.4%	7.8%	9.5%
7 / 2009	8.9%	7.5%	9.5%
8 / 2009	9.0%	7.4%	9.6%
9 / 2009	8.8%	7.1%	9.8%
10 / 2009	8.8%	7.0%	10.0%
11 / 2009	8.7%	6.7%	9.9%
12 / 2009	9.4%	7.0%	9.9%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2008	6.0%	4.8%	5.0%
2 / 2008	5.0%	3.9%	4.9%
3 / 2008	5.1%	4.2%	5.1%
4 / 2008	4.4%	3.6%	5.0%
5 / 2008	5.0%	4.3%	5.4%
6 / 2008	6.1%	5.4%	5.6%
7 / 2008	6.0%	5.2%	5.8%
8 / 2008	6.4%	5.5%	6.1%
9 / 2008	8.8%	5.7%	6.1%
10 / 2008	6.6%	5.4%	6.5%
11 / 2008	6.4%	5.3%	6.8%
12 / 2008	7.0%	5.5%	7.3%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2007	5.7%	4.9%	4.6%
2 / 2007	4.9%	4.0%	4.5%
3 / 2007	4.8%	4.1%	4.4%
4 / 2007	5.0%	4.0%	4.5%
5 / 2007	5.0%	4.2%	4.4%
6 / 2007	5.7%	5.1%	4.6%
7 / 2007	5.5%	4.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	5.2%	4.4%	4.6%
9 / 2007	4.8%	4.1%	4.7%
10 / 2007	4.3%	3.8%	4.7%
11 / 2007	4.3%	3.7%	4.7%
12 / 2007	4.8%	4.1%	5.0%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2006	0.0%	6.1%	4.7%
2 / 2006	0.0%	4.5%	4.8%
3 / 2006	0.0%	4.3%	4.7%
4 / 2006	0.0%	4.1%	4.7%
5 / 2006	0.0%	4.3%	4.6%
6 / 2006	0.0%	5.1%	4.6%
7 / 2006	6.9%	4.5%	4.7%
8 / 2006	6.4%	4.5%	4.7%
9 / 2006	5.6%	4.2%	4.5%
10 / 2006	5.3%	4.0%	4.4%
11 / 2006	5.1%	4.1%	4.5%
12 / 2006	5.0%	3.9%	4.4%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2005	7.0%	6.3%	5.3%
2 / 2005	6.2%	5.7%	5.4%
3 / 2005	5.5%	5.4%	5.2%
4 / 2005	5.4%	5.1%	5.2%
5 / 2005	6.2%	5.6%	5.1%
6 / 2005	7.1%	6.6%	5.0%
7 / 2005	7.3%	6.2%	5.0%
8 / 2005	7.3%	6.1%	4.9%
9 / 2005	0.0%	10.9%	5.0%
10 / 2005	0.0%	10.6%	5.0%
11 / 2005	0.0%	10.3%	5.0%
12 / 2005	0.0%	6.7%	4.9%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2004	7.0%	6.6%	5.7%
2 / 2004	6.0%	5.6%	5.6%
3 / 2004	6.4%	5.9%	5.8%
4 / 2004	6.6%	5.5%	5.6%
5 / 2004	7.3%	5.9%	5.6%
6 / 2004	8.2%	7.0%	5.6%
7 / 2004	7.6%	6.4%	5.5%
8 / 2004	7.4%	5.9%	5.4%
9 / 2004	6.5%	5.7%	5.4%
10 / 2004	6.6%	5.6%	5.5%
11 / 2004	6.6%	5.5%	5.4%
12 / 2004	6.3%	5.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2003	7.7%	6.9%	5.8%
2 / 2003	6.8%	6.1%	5.9%
3 / 2003	6.6%	6.3%	5.9%
4 / 2003	6.3%	6.1%	6.0%
5 / 2003	6.9%	6.5%	6.1%
6 / 2003	8.5%	7.9%	6.3%
7 / 2003	7.8%	7.2%	6.2%
8 / 2003	7.5%	6.9%	6.1%
9 / 2003	6.6%	6.3%	6.1%
10 / 2003	6.3%	5.8%	6.0%
11 / 2003	6.6%	5.6%	5.8%
12 / 2003	6.0%	5.4%	5.7%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2002	7.8%	6.9%	5.7%
2 / 2002	6.5%	5.8%	5.7%
3 / 2002	6.5%	5.8%	5.7%
4 / 2002	6.3%	5.7%	5.9%
5 / 2002	6.8%	5.9%	5.8%
6 / 2002	8.4%	7.1%	5.8%
7 / 2002	8.0%	6.4%	5.8%
8 / 2002	7.7%	6.4%	5.7%
9 / 2002	6.6%	6.0%	5.7%
10 / 2002	7.2%	5.9%	5.7%
11 / 2002	7.2%	6.0%	5.9%
12 / 2002	6.8%	6.0%	6.0%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2001	7.7%	6.4%	4.2%
2 / 2001	6.4%	5.3%	4.2%
3 / 2001	6.1%	5.5%	4.3%
4 / 2001	5.5%	5.1%	4.4%
5 / 2001	5.9%	5.2%	4.3%
6 / 2001	7.6%	6.3%	4.5%
7 / 2001	7.2%	5.7%	4.6%
8 / 2001	7.3%	5.9%	4.9%
9 / 2001	6.6%	5.8%	5.0%
10 / 2001	7.2%	5.9%	5.3%
11 / 2001	7.5%	5.9%	5.5%
12 / 2001	7.1%	5.9%	5.7%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 2000	6.6%	5.5%	4.0%
2 / 2000	5.9%	4.8%	4.1%
3 / 2000	5.5%	4.9%	4.0%
4 / 2000	5.1%	4.4%	3.8%
5 / 2000	6.6%	5.0%	4.0%
6 / 2000	8.0%	6.1%	4.0%
7 / 2000	7.9%	5.7%	4.0%
8 / 2000	7.9%	5.8%	4.1%
9 / 2000	6.7%	5.5%	3.9%
10 / 2000	6.7%	5.3%	3.9%
11 / 2000	7.5%	5.4%	3.9%
12 / 2000	7.0%	5.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 1999	7.3%	5.6%	4.3%
2 / 1999	7.8%	4.9%	4.4%
3 / 1999	6.7%	4.6%	4.2%
4 / 1999	6.6%	4.5%	4.3%
5 / 1999	6.9%	4.6%	4.2%
6 / 1999	8.7%	5.9%	4.3%
7 / 1999	9.0%	5.7%	4.3%
8 / 1999	7.9%	5.5%	4.2%
9 / 1999	7.3%	5.4%	4.2%
10 / 1999	6.9%	5.1%	4.1%
11 / 1999	6.3%	4.6%	4.1%
12 / 1999	6.5%	4.4%	4.0%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 1998	6.2%	5.9%	4.6%
2 / 1998	5.2%	5.0%	4.6%
3 / 1998	5.5%	5.4%	4.7%
4 / 1998	5.3%	5.1%	4.3%
5 / 1998	6.7%	5.6%	4.4%
6 / 1998	9.0%	7.0%	4.5%
7 / 1998	9.8%	6.6%	4.5%
8 / 1998	8.9%	6.4%	4.5%
9 / 1998	8.4%	6.0%	4.6%
10 / 1998	8.4%	5.4%	4.5%
11 / 1998	8.1%	5.0%	4.4%
12 / 1998	7.4%	4.8%	4.4%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 1997	9.5%	6.7%	5.3%
2 / 1997	7.8%	5.8%	5.2%
3 / 1997	8.1%	6.0%	5.2%
4 / 1997	7.1%	5.6%	5.1%
5 / 1997	7.9%	6.1%	4.9%
6 / 1997	9.2%	7.3%	5.0%
7 / 1997	8.6%	6.6%	4.9%
8 / 1997	8.0%	6.4%	4.8%
9 / 1997	7.4%	6.0%	4.9%
10 / 1997	7.0%	5.6%	4.7%
11 / 1997	6.2%	5.1%	4.6%
12 / 1997	5.7%	5.0%	4.7%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 1996	9.7%	7.5%	5.6%
2 / 1996	9.5%	6.4%	5.5%
3 / 1996	9.2%	6.5%	5.5%
4 / 1996	9.4%	6.3%	5.6%
5 / 1996	9.4%	6.6%	5.6%
6 / 1996	12.1%	7.5%	5.3%
7 / 1996	13.6%	7.3%	5.5%
8 / 1996	12.0%	6.8%	5.1%
9 / 1996	11.2%	6.5%	5.2%
10 / 1996	10.5%	6.2%	5.2%
11 / 1996	9.8%	6.0%	5.4%
12 / 1996	9.1%	5.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 1995	11.9%	7.9%	5.6%
2 / 1995	10.1%	6.9%	5.4%
3 / 1995	10.5%	6.9%	5.4%
4 / 1995	11.5%	7.0%	5.8%
5 / 1995	11.3%	7.0%	5.6%
6 / 1995	12.0%	8.0%	5.6%
7 / 1995	11.7%	7.5%	5.7%
8 / 1995	10.3%	7.2%	5.7%
9 / 1995	9.0%	6.8%	5.6%
10 / 1995	8.1%	6.4%	5.5%
11 / 1995	9.3%	6.2%	5.6%
12 / 1995	8.2%	6.1%	5.6%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 1994	14.8%	8.9%	6.6%
2 / 1994	12.0%	8.0%	6.6%
3 / 1994	10.9%	7.9%	6.5%
4 / 1994	11.0%	7.6%	6.4%
5 / 1994	11.9%	7.6%	6.1%
6 / 1994	13.1%	8.8%	6.1%
7 / 1994	13.1%	8.4%	6.1%
8 / 1994	11.1%	8.2%	6.0%
9 / 1994	8.9%	7.7%	5.9%
10 / 1994	9.4%	7.5%	5.8%
11 / 1994	9.2%	7.0%	5.6%
12 / 1994	9.0%	6.6%	5.5%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 1993	13.6%	8.3%	7.3%
2 / 1993	12.4%	7.4%	7.1%
3 / 1993	11.5%	7.2%	7.0%
4 / 1993	13.0%	7.0%	7.1%
5 / 1993	13.5%	7.2%	7.1%
6 / 1993	16.7%	8.5%	7.0%
7 / 1993	13.8%	8.0%	6.9%
8 / 1993	13.5%	7.8%	6.8%
9 / 1993	13.0%	7.6%	6.7%
10 / 1993	13.5%	7.7%	6.8%
11 / 1993	13.7%	7.5%	6.6%
12 / 1993	12.5%	7.3%	6.5%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 1992	10.9%	8.2%	7.3%
2 / 1992	9.3%	7.7%	7.4%
3 / 1992	9.2%	7.5%	7.4%
4 / 1992	9.3%	7.3%	7.4%
5 / 1992	10.4%	7.9%	7.6%
6 / 1992	12.2%	9.5%	7.8%
7 / 1992	13.8%	8.8%	7.7%
8 / 1992	13.4%	8.7%	7.6%
9 / 1992	13.0%	8.4%	7.6%
10 / 1992	11.1%	7.6%	7.3%
11 / 1992	11.8%	7.5%	7.4%
12 / 1992	12.1%	7.3%	7.4%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 1991	10.8%	7.7%	6.4%
2 / 1991	9.3%	7.0%	6.6%
3 / 1991	8.8%	6.9%	6.8%
4 / 1991	8.5%	6.5%	6.7%
5 / 1991	10.1%	7.3%	6.9%
6 / 1991	11.8%	8.4%	6.9%
7 / 1991	12.4%	7.8%	6.8%
8 / 1991	11.5%	7.6%	6.9%
9 / 1991	10.6%	7.3%	6.9%
10 / 1991	10.5%	7.0%	7.0%
11 / 1991	9.7%	6.8%	7.0%
12 / 1991	9.8%	7.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	St. John The Baptist Parish, LA%	Louisiana%	National %
1 / 1990	7.3%	6.5%	5.4%
2 / 1990	6.3%	5.6%	5.3%
3 / 1990	5.8%	5.2%	5.2%
4 / 1990	6.9%	5.2%	5.4%
5 / 1990	7.3%	5.5%	5.4%
6 / 1990	9.1%	6.7%	5.2%
7 / 1990	9.2%	6.5%	5.5%
8 / 1990	8.7%	6.7%	5.7%
9 / 1990	8.8%	6.9%	5.9%
10 / 1990	8.0%	6.4%	5.9%
11 / 1990	8.8%	6.5%	6.2%
12 / 1990	9.1%	6.6%	6.3%