Shreveport Reporter

De Soto Parish recorded an unemployment rate of 8.8% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 961 people out of the 26,803 living in De Soto Parish at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in De Soto Parish has decreased compared to the 9.1% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 9,902 people who had a job during that time, 11 were employed in the Armed Forces and 9,891 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	961	8.8%
Employed	9,902	91.2%
Employed in civilian labor force	9,891	91.1%
Employed in armed forces	11	0.1%