Lincoln Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lincoln Parish’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lincoln Parish economy

4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
21,950
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
48,160
people in Lincoln Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$38,035
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lincoln Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.

Andritz Hydro1 open role
Empire Petroleum1 open role
Human Capital Ventures1 open role
Modern Woodmen of America1 open role
Radiance Technologies1 open role
Staffmark Group1 open role
Wealth Hospitality Group1 open role

Colleges in Lincoln Parish

Colleges in Lincoln Parish
College	City	Type	Students
Louisiana Tech University	Ruston	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Grambling State University	Grambling	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lincoln 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

Lincoln/Bienville Parish American Job Center
Ruston · Affiliate · 318-251-5023
Monday - Wednesday: 8:30am - 4:30pm, Thursday: 8:00am - 2:30pm, Friday: 8:00am - 3:30pm(Closed for lunch 11:30am-12:30pm)

Cities in Lincoln Parish

Ruston8 jobs
Grambling

Other Louisiana counties

All of Louisiana

Laid off or looking for work in Lincoln 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.