Edinburg, TX jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Remote Territory Sales Representative - Atlanta, GAPOS360
- Chief of PoliceCity of Edinburg, TX
- Dock ManagerDarling Ingredients
- Associate AttorneyOrion Placement
- Senior HR Manager, Healthcare & Employee RelationsSouth Texas Health System
- Remote Vice President, Corporate CommunicationsGrabJobs
- Senior Director Employee and Labor RelationsAnchorage School District
- Junior Accountant - TRKIoc company
- Remote Staff Accountant - IPS Enterprises (26-27)GrabJobs
- BUSINESS ANALYST IUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Employers hiring most in Edinburg
- Universal Hospital Services4 open roles
- Ioc company3 open roles
- GrabJobs2 open roles
- Lone Star Custard2 open roles
- Anchorage School District1 open role
- City of Edinburg, TX1 open role
- Customs and Border Protection1 open role
- Darling Ingredients1 open role
- H-E-B1 open role
- Orion Placement1 open role
Edinburg layoffs
No layoff notices naming Edinburg 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 Edinburg
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
Job fairs and business events in Edinburg
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in Edinburg.
- Small-business counselingNov 11, 2026 · Edinburg, TX · Free
SBDC Smart Start: Hands-On Edition
SBDC / SBA partner: UTRGV Small Business Development Center
- Small-business counselingNov 18, 2026 · Edinburg, TX · Free
Stocked & Steady: Supply Chain Tips for Small Businesses
SBDC / SBA partner: UTRGV Small Business Development Center
- Small-business counselingDec 9, 2026 · Edinburg, TX · Free
SBDC Smart Start: Hands-On Edition
SBDC / SBA partner: UTRGV Small Business Development Center
Hidalgo 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 6.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.6%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+9,623 jobs), hotels & food (+3,267 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: private education (−1,455 jobs), admin & staffing (−779 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Edinburg. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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- Lower Rio Grande Valley Workforce Development Board
Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy
Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande - Edinburg
Edinburg · Comprehensive · 956-380-0008
Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Hidalgo County economy
5.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.4% the month before
407,230
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
880,921
people in Hidalgo County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,281
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
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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