Waco, TX jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Senior Specialist, Mass Properties Engineer 1L3HARRIS Technologies
- Senior Manager, Engineering ManagementL3HARRIS Technologies
- Executive DirectorLCS (Life Care Services)
- Executive Director, Medicare & Retirement Texas | Houston, Texas | RemoteUnitedHealthcare
- Director of Emergency DepartmentAscension Seton
- Director Government AffairsTexas Farm Bureau and Affiliated Companies
- Specialist, Project EngineerL3HARRIS Technologies
- Lead, Project EngineerL3HARRIS Technologies
- Manager, Software EngineerL3HARRIS Technologies
- Senior Specialist, Program SchedulerL3HARRIS Technologies Integrated Systems L.P.
Employers hiring most in Waco
- Baylor University42 open roles
- L3HARRIS Technologies27 open roles
- Harris Health Strategic Fund15 open roles
- Magnolia Oil & Gas5 open roles
- L3Harris Technologies4 open roles
- SpaceX4 open roles
- Howmet Aerospace3 open roles
- Powerx3 open roles
- The Agency3 open roles
- Amazon2 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Waco
- Baylor University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Waco layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
67
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hello Bello Consumer WellnessTakes effect Nov 27, 2026 | McLennan County | 67 | — | State record |
Colleges in Waco
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor University | Private non-profit 4-year | 20,000+ |
Where Waco ranks
Where Waco placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #4Best cities for director and executive jobs in the Southwest26% · of 44
- #8Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Southwest19% · of 37
- #12Best college towns for junior jobs in the Southwest34% · of 32
- #12Best cities for junior jobs in Texas33% · of 31
- #14Best cities for junior jobs in the Southwest33% · of 44
- #22Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Southwest52 openings · of 33
McLennan 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 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,381 jobs), hotels & food (+1,148 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: private education (−2,233 jobs), admin & staffing (−2,130 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Waco. 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 Waco
- 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 Waco. 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 for the Heart of Texas - Waco
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McLennan County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.2% the month before
132,717
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
263,608
people in McLennan County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,888
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
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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