South Louisiana News

St. Martin Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 6.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,569 people out of the 52,222 living in St. Martin Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in St. Martin Parish has decreased compared to the 7.3% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 22,248 people who had a job during that time, 105 were employed in the Armed Forces and 22,143 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,569	6.6%
Employed	22,248	93.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	22,143	93%
Employed in armed forces	105	0.4%