Plaquemines Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Plaquemines Parish’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Plaquemines Parish economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
10,279
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
23,070
people in Plaquemines Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$82,874
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Plaquemines Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Plaquemines 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 Plaquemines 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.

Kinder Morgan1 open role
RIT Solutions1 open role
Venture Global LNG1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

First Planning District Workforce Development Board
Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany

Tri- Parish Works-Plaquemines
No Longer An Active Office · Affiliate · 504-278-6209
No longer an active office

Cities in Plaquemines Parish

Port Sulphur3 jobs

Other Louisiana counties

All of Louisiana

Laid off or looking for work in Plaquemines Parish?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.