Prairie View, TX jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Prairie View

• Director, Information Technology (Enterprise Applications)Prairie View A & M University
• Research Scientist - FacultyPrairie View A & M University
• Contract Specialist IITexas A&M University System [PVAMU_External]
• Senior Data AnalystTexas A&M University System [PVAMU_External]
• Business Manager-(National Center for Infrastructure Transformation - NCIT)Prairie View A & M University
• Contracts Specialist IPrairie View A & M University
• Senior Manager, Advancement ServicesTexas A&M University System [PVAMU_External]

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Employers hiring most in Prairie View

1. Prairie View A & M University4 open roles
2. Texas A&M University System [PVAMU_External]3 open roles

Prairie View layoffs

No layoff notices naming Prairie View 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 Prairie View

Waller 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 21.1% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 21.9% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 5.1%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+1,362 jobs), wholesale (+793 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Prairie View. 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

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Prairie View. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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Waller County economy

• 5.1%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  5.6% the month before

• 31,379

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 59,455

  people in Waller County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $76,135

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 34%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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