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St. Tammany Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

St. Tammany Parish’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 42 open professional jobs are in its cities.

St. Tammany Parish economy

  • 3.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 131,015

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 269,331

    people in St. Tammany Parish

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $79,277

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 44%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

St. Tammany Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming St. Tammany 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. Tammany 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. Five Below3 open roles
  2. Tulane University3 open roles
  3. Amazon2 open roles
  4. BLC Consulting2 open roles
  5. JD Bank2 open roles
  6. MedVet2 open roles
  7. PlainsCapital Bank2 open roles
  8. Robert Half2 open roles
  9. Acme Refrigeration1 open role
  10. Automatic Data Processing1 open role

Colleges in St. Tammany Parish

Colleges in St. Tammany Parish
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Saint Joseph Seminary CollegeSt. BenedictPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • St.Tammany-Tri-Parish Works

    Slidell · Comprehensive · 985-646-3940

    Mon-Wed. and Fri 8:00 am-4:30:pm; Thur. 8:00am-3:00pm

Cities in St. Tammany Parish

Other Louisiana counties

All of Louisiana

Laid off or looking for work in St. Tammany 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.