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Webster Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Webster Parish’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Webster Parish economy

  • 4.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.2% the month before

  • 13,345

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 36,189

    people in Webster Parish

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $37,396

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 29%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Webster Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Webster 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 Webster 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. Eaton5 open roles
  2. Voyager Technologies2 open roles
  3. Republic Services1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Webster/Claiborne Parish American Job Center

    Minden · Affiliate

    M, T, W 8:30 am to 4:30 pm ;Th 8:30 am to 2:30 pm; F 8:00am-3:30pm(Closed for lunch 11:30am-12:30pm)

Cities in Webster Parish

Other Louisiana counties

All of Louisiana

Laid off or looking for work in Webster 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.