St. Charles Parish Consortium WIA
LA · 3 counties · 11 WARN notices
Workforce Retraining Outcomes
- WIOA Participants
- 1,023
- PY 2024
- Employment Rate
- 65.6%
- Q2 after exit
- Median Quarterly Earnings
- $7,623
- Q2 after exit
- Training Rate
- 22.3%
- Received training services
Outcomes Over Time
| Program Year | Participants | Employment Rate | Median Qtr Earnings | Training Rate | Wage Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY2019 | 3,359 | 61.5% | $6,044 | 2.6% | -18.4% |
| PY2022 | 6 | 25.0% | $7,505 | 0.0% | — |
| PY2024Q2 | 1,023 | 65.6% | $7,623 | 22.3% | +19.0% |
| PY2024Q3 | 1,081 | 65.1% | $7,433 | 19.4% | +14.6% |
PY2022 data is incomplete (31 of 55 states reported).
Earnings Before vs After
- Before Program
- $6,531
- Q3 before entry
- After Program
- $7,770
- Q2 after exit
- Change
- +19.0%
- Wage change
- Sample Size
- 323
- Workers with before/after wages
Participant Demographics
- Median Age
- 39
- Under 25
- 19.5%
- 25-44
- 43.9%
- 45+
- 36.6%
- Male
- 47.0%
- Female
- 47.6%
80.9% were unemployed at program entry.
Where Workers Went (Top Industries After Program)
| Industry | Workers |
|---|---|
| Construction | 74 |
| Administrative Services | 70 |
| Healthcare | 54 |
| Transportation | 30 |
| Retail Trade | 27 |
Layoff Activity (WARN Act)
- Total WARN Notices
- 11
- All time
- Workers Affected
- 1,846
- All time
- Recent Notices
- 3
- Since 2021
- Recent Workers Affected
- 291
- Since 2021
Largest Layoffs in This Area
| Company | Workers Laid Off |
|---|---|
| Noranda Aluminum | 444 |
| Bayou Steel Group | 376 |
| St. James Stevedoring Partners, LLC | 215 |
| PosiGen Developer LLC | 166 |
| River Parishes Hospital | 153 |
| Wemco | 136 |
| Wackenhut Corporation | 122 |
| Railserve | 66 |
| Pepsi Beverages Co. | 60 |
| Utz Quality Foods | 59 |
Recent WARN Notices
| Company | City | Workers | Layoff Date | Notice Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PosiGen Developer LLC | Saint Rose | 166 | 2025-08-25 | 2025-08-25 |
| Utz Quality Foods | Gramercy | 59 | 2022-05-20 | 2022-05-13 |
| Railserve | Hahnville | 66 | 2021-11-01 | 2021-08-26 |
| Wemco | Saint Rose | 136 | 2020-03-23 | 2020-03-27 |
| Bayou Steel Group | La Place | 376 | 2019-11-30 | 2019-09-30 |
| Louis Dreyfus Company | Gramercy | 49 | 2016-09-30 | 2016-08-01 |
| Noranda Aluminum | Gramercy | 444 | 2016-03-14 | 2016-01-13 |
| St. James Stevedoring Partners, LLC | Convent | 215 | 2015-02-03 | 2014-12-05 |
| River Parishes Hospital | La Place | 153 | 2014-10-31 | 2014-09-10 |
| Pepsi Beverages Co. | Reserve | 60 | 2012-11-09 | 2012-11-09 |
| Wackenhut Corporation | La Place | 122 | 2009-06-01 | 2009-05-14 |
Counties in This Board Area
St. Charles Parish, LA · St. James Parish, LA · St. John the Baptist Parish, LA
Data Sources
Retraining outcomes: U.S. Department of Labor, WIOA Performance Records Public Use File (PY 2024 Q3). Layoff notices: WARN Act filings collected by WARNTracker.com. Board geography: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD LODES Geography Crosswalk.
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