Evangeline Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Evangeline Parish’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Evangeline Parish economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.9% the month before
11,901
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
32,162
people in Evangeline Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$42,273
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Evangeline Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Evangeline 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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Evangeline Parish. 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

Evangeline American Job Center
Ville Platte · Affiliate · 337-363-6241
Monday and Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Cities in Evangeline Parish

Ville Platte

Other Louisiana counties

All of Louisiana

Laid off or looking for work in Evangeline 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.