Morehouse Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Morehouse Parish’s unemployment rate is 5.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Morehouse Parish economy

5.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.7% the month before
9,375
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
24,967
people in Morehouse Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$36,981
median household income
Source: Census ACS
25%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Morehouse 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 down 3.0% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 6.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 5.2%, down 0.5 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Morehouse Parish. Each link goes to the publisher.

Temporary road closure on Jackson St and Oak St in Monroe for St. Francis elevator installationMyArkLaMiss on MSN · Nov 4, 2026

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Morehouse Parish layoffs

No layoff notices naming Morehouse 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.

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Employers hiring most in Morehouse 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.

Baker Tilly1 open role
CSAA Insurance Group1 open role
Sedgwick1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Morehouse 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).

Union Parish Consortium
Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll

Morehouse American Job Center
Bastrop · Comprehensive · 318-283-0849
Monday-Wednesday and Friday 8am-4:30pm (Closes 12:30 pm-1pm for lunch)Thursday- 8am-12:30pm

Cities in Morehouse Parish

Bastrop3 jobs

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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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