St. Landry Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
St. Landry Parish economy
4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
33,344
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
82,128
people in St. Landry Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$45,637
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
St. Landry Parish layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming St. Landry Parish in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in St. Landry 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.
- Charter Communications1 open role
- CLHG-Acadian1 open role
- Driven Brands Holdings1 open role
- LHC Group1 open role
- PCL Construction1 open role
- Unitedhealth Group1 open role
- Ventura Foods1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving St. Landry 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
St. Landry American Job Center
Opelousas · Comprehensive · 337-948-1330
Mon-Wed,Fri 8:00am-4:30 pm Thurs 8:00am-2:00pm
Cities in St. Landry Parish
Other Louisiana counties
Laid off or looking for work in St. Landry Parish?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.