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St. Mary Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

St. Mary Parish’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 38 open professional jobs are in its cities.

St. Mary Parish economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.1% the month before

  • 18,717

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 48,455

    people in St. Mary Parish

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $51,768

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 26%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

St. Mary Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming St. Mary 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. Mary 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. Saronic24 open roles
  2. Saronic Technologies5 open roles
  3. Saronic Technologies4 open roles
  4. Unitedhealth Group2 open roles
  5. Conrad Shipyard1 open role
  6. Helix Resources1 open role
  7. LED FastStart1 open role
  8. Oceaneering International1 open role
  9. Pizza Hut1 open role
  10. The Lemoine Company1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • St. Mary West American Job Center

    Franklin · Affiliate · 337-347-9648

    Monday-Wednesday, Friday 8:00am-4:30 pm Thursday 8:00 am-2:00 pm

Cities in St. Mary Parish

Other Louisiana counties

All of Louisiana

Laid off or looking for work in St. Mary 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.