Morehouse Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Morehouse Parish’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Morehouse Parish economy

5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.6% the month before
9,418
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
24,967
people in Morehouse Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$36,981
median household income
Source: Census ACS
25%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Morehouse Parish layoffs

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

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Employers hiring most in Morehouse 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.

Pro Staff1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Union Parish Consortium
Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll

Morehouse American Job Center
Bastrop · Comprehensive · 318-283-0849
Monday-Wednesday and Friday 8am-4:30pm (Closes 12:30 pm-1pm for lunch)Thursday- 8am-12:30pm

Cities in Morehouse Parish

Bastrop1 jobs

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Laid off or looking for work in Morehouse 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.