Galveston, TX jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Galveston

• Chief Electrical OfficerTexas A&M University
• Chief Clinical OfficerFSC|The Center for Mental Health & Wellbeing
• Chief Academic Affairs OfficerThe University of Texas Medical Branch
• Front End Entry LevelAlbertsons Companies
• Senior Project AccountantCreative Financial Staffing
• Vice President & Chief Compliance OfficerUTMB Health
• Digital Marketing ManagerSlsco
• Assistant Financial ControllerSlsco
• Senior Accountant - Federal ContractsSlsco
• Asset & Equipment Account ManagerSlsco

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Employers hiring most in Galveston

1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers6 open roles
2. The University of Texas Medical Branch5 open roles
3. Slsco4 open roles
4. Galveston College2 open roles
5. Texas A&M University System [TAMUG_External]2 open roles
6. UTMB Health2 open roles
7. Albertsons Companies1 open role
8. Compri Consulting1 open role
9. Confidential1 open role
10. Creative Financial Staffing1 open role

Galveston layoffs

No layoff notices naming Galveston 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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Colleges in Galveston

Galveston 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 4.9% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 5.9% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.6%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+1,311 jobs), manufacturing (+606 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−303 jobs)

Local job-market news

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

• Former ABC News Affiliate Anchor Joins Fox Station After Newsroom LayoffsYahoo · Nov 6, 2026
• Goodyear closing chemical plants in Niagara Falls and Houston areaAkron Beacon Journal on MSN · Nov 5, 2026
• Houston among cities least exposed to AI-related job changes, report findsKHOU on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
• Construction, healthcare, energy might insulate Houston’s workforce from AI — for nowThe Business Journals · Oct 28, 2026
• Houston Outpaces the Nation's Employment Rate Despite Company LayoffsNewsRadio 740 KTRH · Oct 21, 2026
• Only 3 Houston companies have reported layoffs since July. Here's why.Houston Chronicle on MSN · Oct 20, 2026
• Houston Community Builds Momentum Behind Anudip Foundation’s AI, Skills, and Jobs MissionINDIA New England News · Oct 19, 2026
• No Servers, No Host, and No Phone Calls: AI Takes Over at a Halal Restaurant in Houston, TexasMuslim Mirror · Oct 18, 2026

Learn and get funded in Galveston

• 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 Galveston. 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).

• Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board

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Galveston County economy

• 4.6%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.7% the month before

• 183,590

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 354,721

  people in Galveston County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $85,348

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 44%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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