Lafayette Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lafayette Parish’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 88 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

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)

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Lafayette Parish layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
303
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Lafayette Parish, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 22, 2026	SodexoTakes effect Dec 31, 2026	Lafayette	189	—	State record
Apr 23, 2026	Republic National Distributing CoTakes effect Jun 21, 2026	Lafayette	114	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Lafayette Parish

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette9 open roles
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University4 open roles
Core Clinical Partners3 open roles
Stuller3 open roles
Amazon2 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

Colleges in Lafayette Parish

Colleges in Lafayette Parish
College	City	Type	Students
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999

Conferences in Lafayette Parish

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Lafayette Parish. 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.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lafayette Parish. 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

Cities in Lafayette Parish

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Louisiana’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Louisiana unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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