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St. James Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

St. James Parish’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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St. James Parish economy

  • 4.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.1% the month before

  • 8,931

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 19,797

    people in St. James Parish

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $64,536

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

St. James Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming St. James 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 St. James 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.

  1. Atalco Gramercy1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • St. James American Job Center

    Vacherie · Affiliate · 225-562-2458

    Mon,Tue,Wed,Fri- 8:30am-4:00pm Thur-8:30am-12:00pm

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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.