The latest employment figures show job growth in the parish was negatively affected by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic to the area.
According to preliminary estimates released by the the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC), the unemployment rate in Jeff Davis for February was 6.1 percent, up from 4.3 percent in February. There were 808 without jobs and 12,519 listed as employed during March.
The report looks at nonseasonally adjusted unemployment for the state.