St. John the Baptist Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

St. John the Baptist Parish’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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St. John the Baptist Parish economy

4.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.2% the month before
18,374
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
41,342
people in St. John the Baptist Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,418
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

St. John the Baptist 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 6.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 5.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.7%, down 0.5 points from a year ago

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St. John the Baptist Parish layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
109
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in St. John the Baptist Parish, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Feb 3, 2026	Stockhausen Superabsorber LLCTakes effect Apr 3, 2026	Garyville	64	—	State record
Jan 30, 2026	Denka Performance Elastomer LLCTakes effect Apr 1, 2026	LaPlace	45	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in St. John the Baptist 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.

Fattuesday1 open role
Unifirst1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving St. John the Baptist 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).

Rivers Parishes Workforce Development Board
St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist

St. John American Job Center
Laplace · Affiliate · 985-543-4118
Mon, Tues, Wed , Fri8:8:30 am.-4:00pm. Thurs-8:30am-12:00pm

Cities in St. John the Baptist 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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