Livingston, LA jobs, layoffs and employers

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No layoff notices naming Livingston 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.
Livingston 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 1.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 8.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: real estate (−466 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Livingston. 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).
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Ascension, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana
Livingston American Job Center (Serving East Feliciana)
Livingston · Affiliate · 225-435-0606
Mon-Wed, Fri 8:00am - 4:00pm Thurs 8:00am-2:00pm
Livingston Parish economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
73,032
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
145,583
people in Livingston Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$78,617
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
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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