Jonesboro, LA jobs, layoffs and employers

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Jonesboro layoffs

No layoff notices naming Jonesboro in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Jackson Parish outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 14.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 5.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.8 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Jonesboro. Each link goes to the publisher.

Temporary road closure on Jackson St and Oak St in Monroe for St. Francis elevator installationMyArkLaMiss on MSN · Nov 4, 2026

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Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in Louisiana? How to file for unemployment in Louisiana (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

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

Jackson American Job Center
Jonesboro · Affiliate · 318-480-5050
First and Third Monday of Each Month or by Appointment 8:00 am - 12:00pm

Jackson Parish economy

4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.8% the month before
5,942
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
14,939
people in Jackson Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$43,345
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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Sources: Layoff notices from Louisiana’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Louisiana unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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