Lafayette, LA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Lafayette
- Onsite Payroll Specialist - Detail-Driven & Fast-PacedShelton Energy Solutions
- Senior Executive DirectorMerakey Pennsylvania
- Market CMO, Primary CareHumana
- Audit ManagerGPAC
- Lead Mammography TechnologistSolis Mammography
- Chief Nursing Officer - Optum, Home & Community Care DeliveryUnitedHealthcare
- Patient Access Manager: Lead Operations & Revenue CycleFMOL Health
- Director of Gifts and RecordsUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette
- Billing SpecialistCurana Health
- Product Data Quality AnalystStuller
Employers hiring most in Lafayette
- Cintas3 open roles
- Mastech3 open roles
- Home Bank, National Association2 open roles
- inDinero2 open roles
- Monroe Capital Income Plus2 open roles
- Pelican State Credit Union2 open roles
- Pro Staff2 open roles
- Shelton Energy Solutions2 open roles
- Stuller2 open roles
- The Evangeline Bank and Trust Company2 open roles
Lafayette layoffs
1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
114
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic National Distributing CoTakes effect Jun 21, 2026 | Lafayette | 114 | — | State record |
Colleges in Lafayette
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lafayette. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Louisiana Workforce Development Board #40
Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion
Lafayette American Job Center
Lafayette · Affiliate · 337-347-9115
Mon-Wed and Fri 8:00am-4:30pm, Thurs 8:00am-2:00pm
Lafayette Parish economy
3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
129,775
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
245,075
people in Lafayette Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,660
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Louisiana’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.