De Soto Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

De Soto Parish’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

De Soto Parish economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
11,195
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
26,897
people in De Soto Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$46,077
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

De Soto Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming De Soto Parish in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in De Soto Parish

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

DT Midstream1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving De Soto Parish. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Seventh Planning District Consortium
Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Webster

DeSoto/Red River American Job Center
Mansfield · Affiliate · 318-871-2391
M, T, W 8:00 am to 4:30 pm ;Th 8:00 am to 2:30 pm; Fri 8:00am-3;30pm(Closed for lunch 11:30am-12:30pm)

Cities in De Soto Parish

Mansfield1 jobs

Other Louisiana counties

All of Louisiana

Laid off or looking for work in De Soto Parish?

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Louisiana’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.