West Carroll Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

West Carroll Parish’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

West Carroll Parish economy

5.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.8% the month before
3,730
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
9,622
people in West Carroll Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$48,514
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

West Carroll Parish layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming West Carroll 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 West Carroll 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

West Carroll American Job Center
Oak Grove · Affiliate
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 4th of each month or by appointment

Cities in West Carroll Parish

Oak Grove

Other Louisiana counties

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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.