Houston, AK jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Houston

• Estate Administration & Probate ParalegalCarolina Estate Planning
• Elder Law AttorneyMarc Whitehead & Associates
• Manufacturing Engineer - Machine ShopAltamira Material Solutions
• Principal Data EngineerEngineers and Constructors International
• Mechanical Design EngineerApplied Carbon
• Mechanical Test EngineerStress Engineering Services

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Employers hiring most in Houston

1. Altamira Material Solutions1 open role
2. Applied Carbon1 open role
3. Carolina Estate Planning1 open role
4. Engineers and Constructors International1 open role
5. Marc Whitehead & Associates1 open role
6. Stress Engineering Services1 open role

Houston layoffs

No layoff notices naming Houston 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.

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Matanuska-Susitna Borough 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 9.5% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 10.4% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.1%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+561 jobs), health care (+493 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Houston. Each link goes to the publisher.

• Alaska Airlines to lay off 200 employees amid high fuel costsTravelPulse on MSN · Nov 5, 2026
• Alaska Airlines Lays Off Employees as Losses MountRecommend · Nov 5, 2026
• Amazon, Alaska Airlines cut jobs in Washington stateKUOW · Nov 4, 2026
• Alaska Airlines plans permanent job cuts in Renton, SeaTac and SpokaneKOMO on MSN · Nov 3, 2026
• Alaska Airlines To Lay Off 200 Non-Union EmployeesAM 600 WMT - NewsRadio · Oct 31, 2026
• Alaska Airlines to lay off about 200 employees, citing 'challenging operating environment'KHOU · Oct 31, 2026
• Alaska Air layoffs: Airline to slash 200 jobs as soaring oil prices squeezes earnings : ReportET Now on MSN · Oct 31, 2026
• Report: Alaska to Lay Off 200 EmployeesAirlineGeeks on MSN · Oct 30, 2026

Learn and get funded in Houston

• 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.

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Houston. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Laid off in Alaska? How to file for unemployment in Alaska (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

• Alaska Workforce Investment Board

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Matanuska-Susitna Borough economy

• 4.1%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.2% the month before

• 52,005

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 110,677

  people in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $90,625

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 36%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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