Tangipahoa Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meTangipahoa Parish economy
4.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.2% the month before
60,428
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
135,218
people in Tangipahoa Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$57,256
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Tangipahoa 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 1.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.4%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+629 jobs), hotels & food (+365 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−388 jobs)
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Tangipahoa Parish layoffs
No layoff notices naming Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa 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.
- Champion Homes3 open roles
- Entergy2 open roles
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Bonvenu Bank1 open role
- Charter Communications1 open role
- Comunidade Metodista1 open role
- Flowers Foods1 open role
- HHM Talent1 open role
- MedCentris1 open role
- Safeway1 open role
Colleges in Tangipahoa Parish
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Tangipahoa 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).
- Geaux Jobs - LWDA 20
Ascension, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana
Geaux Jobs Of Tangipahoa Parish
Hammond · Comprehensive · 985-902-4200
Mon-Wed,Fri, 8:00 am-4:00pm; Thurs 8:00am-2:00pm
Cities in Tangipahoa 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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