Metairie, LA jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Metairie

• Mechanical Designer 3 - Nuclear PowerSargent & Lundy
• Systems Sales ManagerTrane Technologies
• Account Manager Accelerated Sales ProgramWhitecap Resources
• Crisis & Referral Specialist- LouisianaElevance Health
• Construction EngineerEntergy
• Project Manager IIITulane University
• Geotechnical Engineer - Water ManagementArcadis
• Civil Engineer (Stormwater/Flood Protection)Arcadis
• Team LeadEssilorLuxottica
• General Manager / Chief Operating OfficerHorizon Hospitality

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Employers hiring most in Metairie

1. Sargent & Lundy13 open roles
2. LCMC Health4 open roles
3. BDO USA3 open roles
4. Albireo Energy2 open roles
5. Amrize2 open roles
6. Arcadis2 open roles
7. Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
8. Fresenius Medical Care2 open roles
9. Trane U.s.2 open roles
10. Advanced Medical Systems1 open role

Metairie layoffs

• 2

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 269

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 2

  employers

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Metairie

Jefferson 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 1.9% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+4,302 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+859 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−1,376 jobs), admin & staffing (−1,233 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Metairie

• 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 Metairie. 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).

• Jefferson Parish Workforce Development Board

  Jefferson

• East Jefferson Parish American Job Center

  Metairie · Affiliate · 504-838-5678

  Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday-8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Thursday 8:00am-2:00pm

Jefferson Parish economy

• 3.6%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.1% the month before

• 208,297

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 432,484

  people in Jefferson Parish

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $65,246

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 38%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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