Lake Charles, LA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Substance Abuse Specialist - CIT - CAC - LAC - LMSW - PLPCMerakey
- Hospital Operations ManagerNational Veterinary Associates
- Manager, Region EngineeringEntergy
- Operations Supervisor - ROSUnited Rentals
- E-6B IMMC Principal / Sr Principal Production Planner Multiple ShiftsNorthrop Grumman
- Principal Contract AdministratorNorthrop Grumman
- Warehouse ManagerRPM International
- Health & Safety ManagerClean Harbors
- Contract ManagerZachry
- Field Procurement ManagerBechtel
Employers hiring most in Lake Charles
- Bechtel6 open roles
- Bechtel6 open roles
- Northrop Grumman4 open roles
- Brookdale Senior Living3 open roles
- EquipmentShare2 open roles
- Graybar2 open roles
- JE Dunn Construction2 open roles
- Talently2 open roles
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Bechtel1 open role
Lake Charles layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
121
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WestlakeTakes effect Feb 14, 2026 | Lake Charles | 121 | — | State record |
Colleges in Lake Charles
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| McNeese State University | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Calcasieu Parish outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 1.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 3.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.9%, down 0.7 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+999 jobs), health care (+877 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−394 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lake Charles. 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).
- Calcasieu Consortium Workforce Development Board
Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Vernon
Calcasieu American Job Center
Lake Charles · Comprehensive · 337-721-4010
Mon-Wed, Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Thurs 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Calcasieu Parish economy
3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
85,714
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
208,668
people in Calcasieu Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,849
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
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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