Tensas Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Tensas Parish’s unemployment rate is 6.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Tensas Parish economy

6.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.6% the month before
1,153
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
3,992
people in Tensas Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$36,074
median household income
Source: Census ACS
21%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Tensas Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Tensas 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Union Parish Consortium
Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll

Tensas Parish American Job Center
St. Joseph · Affiliate · 318-766-3542
1st and 3rd Mondays or by appointment 8:00am - 12:00pm

Cities in Tensas Parish

St. Joseph

Other Louisiana counties

All of Louisiana

Laid off or looking for work in Tensas Parish?

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

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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.