Lake Charles, LA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Lake Charles
- Substance Abuse Specialist - CIT - CAC - LAC - LMSW - PLPCMerakey Pennsylvania
- Electrical Field EngineerBechtel
- Piping Field EngineerBechtel
- Construction Automation EngineerBechtel
- Field Procurement ManagerBechtel
- Structural Steel Field EngineerBechtel
- Mechanical Field EngineerBechtel
- OT Network EngineerGrace Therapeutics
- Contract Compliance CoordinatorEquipmentShare
- Territory Account ManagerEquipmentShare
Employers hiring most in Lake Charles
- Bechtel6 open roles
- Cintas4 open roles
- Northrop Grumman4 open roles
- EquipmentShare2 open roles
- First Federal Bank of LA2 open roles
- Graybar2 open roles
- JE Dunn Construction2 open roles
- McNeese State University2 open roles
- TRS Staffing Solutions2 open roles
- Abgi USA1 open role
Lake Charles layoffs
1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
121
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WestlakeTakes effect Feb 14, 2026 | Lake Charles | 121 | — | State record |
Colleges in Lake Charles
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| McNeese State University | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lake Charles. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Calcasieu Consortium Workforce Development Board
Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vernon
Calcasieu American Job Center
Lake Charles · Comprehensive · 337-721-4010
Mon-Wed, Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thurs 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Calcasieu Parish economy
3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.5% the month before
86,086
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
208,668
people in Calcasieu Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,849
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
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.