St. Mary Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

St. Mary Parish’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 34 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Independent page. Not from or affiliated with the State of Louisiana.

Looking for work in Louisiana? See where you stand.

Not sure you match what employers here are hiring for? Get a free read on your fit, the jobs open near you and a plan for the weeks ahead.

Show me jobs near me

St. Mary Parish economy

4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.2% the month before
18,616
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
48,455
people in St. Mary Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$51,768
median household income
Source: Census ACS
26%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

St. Mary 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 4.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 5.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.2%, down 1.0 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: mining & energy (−342 jobs), admin & staffing (−305 jobs)

Learn and get funded in St. Mary Parish

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.

St. Mary Parish layoffs

No layoff notices naming St. Mary 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in St. Mary 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.

Saronic24 open roles
Oceaneering International2 open roles
Saronic2 open roles
Saronic Technologies2 open roles
Oceaneering1 open role
Saronic Technologies1 open role
Unitedhealth Group1 open role
UnitedHealth Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving St. Mary 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

St. Mary West American Job Center
Franklin · Affiliate · 337-347-9648
Monday-Wednesday, Friday 8:00am-4:30 pm Thursday 8:00 am-2:00 pm

Cities in St. Mary Parish

Other Louisiana counties

All of Louisiana

Laid off or looking for work in St. Mary Parish?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.

Applying and hearing nothing back?

Find out where you stand: your odds, the jobs that fit you and a plan for the week ahead. Free. No résumé needed.

Already a member? Log in

Get my Market Reality Assessment

Job seekers in St. Mary Parish looking to you for help, or openings you cannot fill?

Leave your work email. We'll send how organizations use NextChapter to reach job seekers in St. Mary Parish.

See how organizations use it