Canyon, TX jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Director, Upward Bound ProgramsWest Texas A & M University
- Director of ForensicsWest Texas A & M University
- Director for Athletic CommunicationsWest Texas A & M University
- Assistant Vice President, Facilities and ConstructionWest Texas A & M University
- Administrative Associate IIIWest Texas A & M University
- Outreach CoordinatorWest Texas A & M University
Employers hiring most in Canyon
- West Texas A & M University6 open roles
Canyon layoffs
No layoff notices naming Canyon 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.
Colleges in Canyon
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| West Texas A & M University | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Randall County 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 5.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 7.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+669 jobs), hotels & food (+325 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Canyon. Each link goes to the publisher.
- District adjusts after closing three schools as leaders seek new community partnershipsKVII on MSN · Oct 15, 2026
- Amarillo Globe-News staff laid offamarillotribune · Oct 5, 2026
Learn and get funded in Canyon
- 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 Canyon. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Texas? How to file for unemployment in Texas (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Panhandle Workforce Development Board
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Randall County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
83,085
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
143,791
people in Randall County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,905
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Texas’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Texas unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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