Lafayette, LA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- General Liability AttorneyLewis Brisbois
- Senior VP, Revenue CycleCore Clinical Partners
- Senior Accounts Receivable SpecialistCore Clinical Partners
- Sales Representative - Lafayette, LA - CraniomaxillofacialStryker Sales
- Chief Executive OfficerLafayette Surgical Hospital
- Director of FinanceMRINetwork Jobs
- Human Resources ManagerRise Technical
- Outside Sales Representative -Alexandria, LAUnifirst
- Chief Nursing Officer - Optum, Home & Community Care DeliveryUnitedHealth Group
- Area Executive Director Hospice - TravelUnitedHealth Group
Employers hiring most in Lafayette
- University of Louisiana at Lafayette9 open roles
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University4 open roles
- Core Clinical Partners3 open roles
- Stuller3 open roles
- Home Bank, National Association2 open roles
- LED FastStart2 open roles
- Monroe Capital Income Plus2 open roles
- Safeway2 open roles
- Search Solution Elite2 open roles
- ST Catherines Village2 open roles
Lafayette layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
303
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SodexoTakes effect Dec 31, 2026 | Lafayette | 189 | — | State record | |
| Republic National Distributing CoTakes effect Jun 21, 2026 | Lafayette | 114 | — | State record |
Colleges in Lafayette
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Conferences in Lafayette
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Lafayette. 1 with dates announced.
- LASHRM Conference & Exhibition
Apr 14 to Apr 15, 2027 · Lafayette, LA
Ticket $275 to $490. Two-day member $440 ($405 early bird to 2/14/2027), non-member $490; one-day $275-$340.
Lafayette 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 4.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,028 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+1,096 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: mining & energy (−905 jobs), retail (−688 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Lafayette
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lafayette. 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).
- Louisiana Workforce Development Board #40
Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion
Lafayette American Job Center
Lafayette · Affiliate · 337-347-9115
Mon-Wed and Fri 8:00am-4:30pm, Thurs 8:00am-2:00pm
Lafayette Parish economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
128,819
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
245,075
people in Lafayette Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,660
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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