Catahoula Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meCatahoula Parish economy
4.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.4% the month before
3,512
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,738
people in Catahoula Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$47,753
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Catahoula 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 18.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 7.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.5%, down 0.9 points from a year ago
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Catahoula Parish layoffs
No layoff notices naming Catahoula Parish 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Catahoula Parish. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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- Sixth Planning District Consortium - WDB #60
Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, La Salle, Winn
Catahoula American Job Center
Jonesville · Affiliate · 318-339-7667
Tuesdays, and Fridays 8:00am-4:30 pm
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