St. Tammany Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meSt. Tammany Parish economy
3.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
130,101
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
269,331
people in St. Tammany Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,277
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
St. Tammany 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 5.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.6%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,885 jobs), hotels & food (+793 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−759 jobs)
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St. Tammany Parish layoffs
No layoff notices naming St. Tammany 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.
Employers hiring most in St. Tammany 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.
- The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund3 open roles
- Empower Brands2 open roles
- JD Bank2 open roles
- MedVet2 open roles
- OffenderWatch2 open roles
- PlainsCapital Bank2 open roles
- Tulane University2 open roles
- Amazon1 open role
- Beacon Behavioral Partners1 open role
- BLC Consulting1 open role
Colleges in St. Tammany Parish
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Seminary College | St. Benedict | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in St. Tammany Parish
Industry conferences and trade shows held in St. Tammany Parish. 1 with dates announced.
- Executive Business Forum
Apr 29, 2027 · Mandeville, LA
Paid ticket, price not listed
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving St. Tammany 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).
- First Planning District Workforce Development Board
Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany
St.Tammany-Tri-Parish Works
Slidell · Comprehensive · 985-646-3940
Mon-Wed. and Fri 8:00 am-4:30:pm; Thur. 8:00am-3:00pm
Cities in St. Tammany Parish
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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