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Labor Force By Parish

	Total	Employed	Unemployed	Unemployment Rate
Jefferson	218,580	205,988	12,592	5.8
Orleans	134,625	124,891	9,734	7.2
Plaquemines	8,487	8,018	469	5.5
St. Bernard	17,687	16,645	1,042	5.9
St. Charles	24,889	23,458	1,431	5.7
St. James	9,359	8,478	881	9.4
St. John	21,524	19,743	1,781	8.3
St. Tammany	111,702	106,458	5,244	4.7
Tangipahoa	53,562	49,690	3,872	7.2
Washington	15,751	14,468	1,283	8.1
10 Parish Region	616,166	577,837	39,329	6.22

Source:Louisiana Workforce Commission—Preliminary March, 2010 Report (March 2010)

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