Hillsboro, TX jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Administrative AssistantKaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment Sales
- Process EngineerIKO Industries
- Production ManagerUFP Industries
- SB Assistant Shop ManagerStrickland Brothers
Employers hiring most in Hillsboro
- IKO Industries1 open role
- Kaddatz Auctioneering & Farm Equipment Sales1 open role
- Strickland Brothers1 open role
- UFP Industries1 open role
Hillsboro layoffs
No layoff notices naming Hillsboro 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.
Hill 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 7.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 9.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+403 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Hillsboro. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Navigating the AI shift: How workers, students, and business leaders in Waco are adapting to automation25 News KXXV · Oct 26, 2026
- Kristen Bell-founded brand cuts jobs, ends diaper production in Waco, 100+ more laid off in D-FWThe Dallas Morning News on MSN · Oct 1, 2026
- Hello Bello facility in Waco shutting down diaper manufacturing linesKWTX on MSN · Sep 30, 2026
Learn and get funded in Hillsboro
- 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 Hillsboro. 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).
- Heart of Texas Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, McLennan
Workforce Solutions Center Heart of Texas - Hillsboro
Hillsboro · Affiliate · 254-582-8588
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Hill County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
19,295
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
36,664
people in Hill County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,147
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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