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Grant Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Grant Parish’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

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Grant Parish economy

  • 3.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 8,314

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 22,123

    people in Grant Parish

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $61,112

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 30%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Grant Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Grant 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 Grant Parish. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Grant American Job Center

    Colfax · Affiliate · 318-627-3754

    Monday- Wednesday, and Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm, Thursday 8:00am-1:30pm and 3:30pm-4:30pm 10:00am-4:30pm

Cities in Grant 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.