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We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.
Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Louisiana after looking at the best places in Louisiana a short while ago.
These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.
After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Louisiana, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Pelican State are:
Bogalusa Bastrop Minden Tallulah Oakdale Alexandria Monroe Shreveport Leesville Hammond
Read on to see how we did it.
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How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Pelican State
After getting the data for every place in Louisiana, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.
That left us with 100 cities.
We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.
Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Louisiana To Find A Job”.
The criteria we looked at were:
1. Bogalusa
Population: 12,254Recent Job Growth: 0.11%Future Job Growth: 34.20%
2. Bastrop
Population: 11,348Recent Job Growth: 0.59%Future Job Growth: 33.10%
3. Minden
Population: 13,062Recent Job Growth: 0.24%Future Job Growth: 35.50%
4. Tallulah
Population: 7,378Recent Job Growth: 1.78%Future Job Growth: 35.40%
5. Oakdale
Population: 7,785 Recent Job Growth: 0.75%Future Job Growth: 35.90%
6. Alexandria
Population: 47,941Recent Job Growth: 0.15%Future Job Growth: 35.10%
7. Monroe
Population: 49,027Recent Job Growth: 1.10%Future Job Growth: 36.60%
8. Shreveport
Population: 200,099Recent Job Growth: 0.24%Future Job Growth: 35.30%
9. Leesville
Population: 6,540Recent Job Growth: -1.93%Future Job Growth: 31.00%
10. Hammond
Population: 19,986Recent Job Growth: 0.52%Future Job Growth: 35.90%
Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks
After crunching all the numbers, Bogalusa took the “top” spot as the worst city in Louisiana for a job.
So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Louisiana, these cities lag behind.
Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.
Detailed List Of Worst Places In Louisiana To Get A Job
City
Rank
Population
Recent Job Growth
Future Job Growth
bogalusa 1
12,254
0.11%
34.20%
bastrop 2
11,348
0.59%
33.10%
minden 3
13,062
0.24%
35.50%
tallulah 4
7,378
1.78%
35.40%
oakdale 5
7,785
0.75%
35.90%
alexandria 6
47,941
0.15%
35.10%
monroe 7
49,027
1.10%
36.60%
shreveport 8
200,099
0.24%
35.30%
leesville 9
6,540
-1.93%
31.00%
hammond 10
19,986
0.52%
35.90%
marksville 11
5,679
0.36%
35.60%
franklin 12
7,638
0.39%
36.10%
ruston 13
21,805
1.02%
36.60%
natchitoches 14
18,264
1.09%
37.00%
ponchatoula 15
6,577
0.52%
35.90%
fort polk south 16
8,992
-1.93%
31.00%
opelousas 17
16,941
0.76%
37.00%
ville platte 18
7,464
1.34%
37.90%
morgan city 19
12,326
0.39%
36.10%
pineville 20
14,535
0.15%
35.80%
eunice 21
10,339
0.76%
37.00%
west monroe 22
13,085
1.10%
37.60%
patterson 23
6,063
0.39%
36.10%
deridder 24
10,586
1.49%
38.20%
bossier city 25
62,208
0.24%
36.10%
abbeville 26
12,267
1.61%
39.20%
new orleans 27
341,407
2.03%
39.00%
reserve 28
9,114
2.03%
38.60%
st. martinville
29
6,165
1.68%
39.50%
plaquemine 30
7,098
3.12%
39.90%
claiborne 31
12,210
1.10%
37.60%
chalmette 32
16,663
2.03%
39.50%
laplace 33
30,732
2.03%
38.60%
red chute 34
6,254
0.24%
36.30%
breaux bridge 35
8,161
1.68%
39.50%
slidell 36
27,202
2.03%
39.20%
new iberia 37
30,808
2.10%
39.60%
st. gabriel
38
6,651
3.12%
39.90%
marrero 39
32,516
2.03%
40.10%
crowley 40
13,280
1.99%
40.10%
rayne 41
7,972
1.99%
40.10%
gretna 42
17,720
2.03%
40.10%
meraux 43
5,816
2.03%
39.50%
harvey 44
20,063
2.03%
40.10%
bridge city 45
7,978
2.03%
40.10%
terrytown 46
23,492
2.03%
40.10%
st. rose
47
8,861
2.03%
40.00%
westwego 48
8,615
2.03%
40.10%
jefferson 49
11,271
2.03%
40.10%
lafayette 50
120,757
1.68%
40.10%
metairie 51
138,369
2.03%
40.10%
jennings 52
10,365
1.88%
40.20%
waggaman 53
9,773
2.03%
40.10%
luling 54
12,277
2.03%
40.00%
baton rouge 55
229,174
3.12%
41.70%
carencro 56
7,704
1.68%
40.20%
destrehan 57
11,418
2.03%
40.00%
belle chasse 58
13,268
2.04%
39.80%
scott 59
8,607
1.68%
40.20%
estelle 60
17,074
2.03%
40.10%
river ridge 61
13,518
2.03%
40.10%
timberlane 62
10,212
2.03%
40.10%
woodmere 63
12,169
2.03%
40.10%
houma 64
33,719
1.83%
40.50%
thibodaux 65
14,582
1.83%
40.80%
lake charles 66
72,204
3.99%
43.60%
raceland 67
10,200
1.83%
40.80%
broussard 68
8,138
1.68%
40.20%
gardere 69
10,386
3.12%
42.20%
baker 70
13,868
3.12%
42.20%
lacombe 71
7,712
2.03%
40.40%
galliano 72
7,750
1.83%
40.80%
bayou cane 73
20,505
1.83%
40.70%
harahan 74
9,279
2.03%
40.10%
schriever 75
6,869
1.83%
40.70%
merrydale 76
9,731
3.12%
42.20%
kenner 77
66,748
2.03%
40.40%
bayou blue 78
12,264
1.83%
40.80%
youngsville 79
8,172
1.68%
40.20%
covington 80
8,896
2.03%
40.40%
donaldsonville 81
7,483
3.12%
42.40%
larose 82
7,259
1.83%
40.80%
central 83
27,035
3.12%
42.20%
mandeville 84
11,827
2.03%
40.40%
zachary 85
14,954
3.12%
42.20%
shenandoah 86
18,774
3.12%
42.20%
chackbay 87
5,918
1.83%
40.80%
inniswold 88
6,389
3.12%
42.20%
denham springs 89
10,212
3.12%
42.40%
sulphur 90
20,268
3.99%
44.10%
village st. george
91
6,879
3.12%
42.20%
eden isle 92
6,865
2.03%
40.40%
gonzales 93
9,837
3.12%
42.40%
brownfields 94
6,117
3.12%
42.20%
oak hills place 95
7,957
3.12%
42.20%
old jefferson 96
6,520
3.12%
42.20%
walker 97
6,126
3.12%
42.40%
prien 98
7,603
3.99%
44.10%
moss bluff 99
11,506
3.99%
44.10%
prairieville 100
27,447
3.12%
42.40%
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