Lafayette Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lafayette Parish’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 86 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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

Lafayette Parish layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
114
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Lafayette Parish, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Apr 23, 2026	Republic National Distributing CoTakes effect Jun 21, 2026	Lafayette	114	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lafayette 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.

Cintas3 open roles
Mastech3 open roles
Pro Staff3 open roles
Amazon2 open roles
Halliburton2 open roles
Home Bank, National Association2 open roles
inDinero2 open roles
McCoy Global USA2 open roles
Monroe Capital Income Plus2 open roles
Pelican State Credit Union2 open roles

Colleges in Lafayette Parish

Colleges in Lafayette Parish
College	City	Type	Students
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lafayette 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

Lafayette American Job Center
Lafayette · Affiliate · 337-347-9115
Mon-Wed and Fri 8:00am-4:30pm, Thurs 8:00am-2:00pm

Cities in Lafayette Parish

Lafayette71 jobs
Broussard10 jobs
Carencro5 jobs

Other Louisiana counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Lafayette 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.