Texas County, OK jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Texas County’s unemployment rate is 2.2%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Texas County economy

2.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
1.9% the month before
14,179
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
20,880
people in Texas County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,275
median household income
Source: Census ACS
25%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Texas County 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 up 5.0% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 4.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.2%, up 0.3 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

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

Thunder starters Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace set for extended injury layoffsGeo Super · Oct 27, 2026
Crumbl locations have continued to close, but not in Oklahoma CityThe Oklahoman on MSN · Oct 19, 2026

Learn and get funded in Texas County

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.

Texas County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Texas County 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 Texas County

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.

Titan Renewables1 open role

Colleges in Texas County

Colleges in Texas County
College	City	Type	Students
Oklahoma Panhandle State University	Goodwell	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

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

Oklahoma’s Workforce Board
Alfalfa, Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Canadian, Cimarron, Cleveland, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garfield, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Hughes, Jackson, Kay, Kingfisher, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Major, Noble, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Seminole, Texas, Washita, Woods, Woodward

Oklahoma Works - American Job Center - Guymon
Guymon · Comprehensive · 580-290-6870
8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday,

Cities in Texas County

Other Oklahoma counties

All of Oklahoma

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Oklahoma’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Oklahoma unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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