West Baton Rouge Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

West Baton Rouge Parish’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 7 open professional jobs are in its cities.

West Baton Rouge Parish economy

3.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
14,292
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
27,666
people in West Baton Rouge Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,320
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

West Baton Rouge Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge 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.

Amazon3 open roles
MRC Global2 open roles
EquipmentShare1 open role
EquipmentShare.com1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Geaux Jobs - LWDA 20
Ascension, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana

Cities in West Baton Rouge Parish

Port Allen7 jobs

Other Louisiana counties

All of Louisiana

Laid off or looking for work in West Baton Rouge Parish?

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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.