Pasadena, TX jobs, layoffs and employers

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Show me jobs near meJobs in Pasadena
- Health Center ManagerLyondellBasell Industries N.V.
- Commercial Lender (Full Time) - SB PasadenaProsperity Bancshares
- Senior Engineer, Rotating EquipmentConstellation Energy
- Construction Support ManagerKinder Morgan
- Controller ASCKinder Morgan
- Outside Sales Representative - Triple S FlotechSemiTorr
- Talent Acquisition SpecialistSTSI -Staffing Technical Services
- Operations ManagerEmerson
- Senior AccountantCreative Financial Staffing
- Purchasing AssistantProSource People
Employers hiring most in Pasadena
- EoS Fitness4 open roles
- Pasadena Independent School District4 open roles
- Celanese3 open roles
- Grace Therapeutics3 open roles
- Zachry3 open roles
- Colt Group2 open roles
- Kinder Morgan2 open roles
- Lone Star Custard2 open roles
- Padagis2 open roles
- Rotatingmachinery2 open roles
Pasadena layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
63
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SodexoTakes effect Jun 13, 2026 | Harris County | 63 | — | State record |
Colleges in Pasadena
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Harris 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 4.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.6%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+21,988 jobs), construction (+19,643 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: real estate (−3,981 jobs), information (−3,322 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Pasadena. 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 Pasadena
- 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 Pasadena. 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).
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Harris County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.9% the month before
2,549,337
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
4,758,579
people in Harris County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$73,104
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
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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