Armstrong County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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Show me jobs near meArmstrong County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
892
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,883
people in Armstrong County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,462
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Armstrong 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 71.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, down 0.5 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Armstrong County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- District adjusts after closing three schools as leaders seek new community partnershipsKVII on MSN · Oct 15, 2026
- Amarillo Globe-News staff laid offamarillotribune · Oct 5, 2026
Learn and get funded in Armstrong County
- 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.
Armstrong County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Armstrong County 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.
Job fairs and business events in Armstrong County
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Armstrong County.
- Career workshopNov 10, 2026
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
- Hiring eventNov 10, 2026
Hiring Red, White & You Hiring Event
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopNov 11, 2026 · Amarillo, TX
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopNov 13, 2026 · Amarillo, TX
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopNov 17, 2026
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopNov 18, 2026 · Amarillo, TX
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopNov 20, 2026 · Amarillo, TX
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopNov 24, 2026
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopNov 25, 2026 · Amarillo, TX
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopNov 27, 2026 · Amarillo, TX
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopDec 1, 2026
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
- Career workshopDec 2, 2026 · Amarillo, TX
With Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Borger · With Workforce Solutions Panhandle - Hereford · Workforce board: Panhandle Workforce Development Board
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Armstrong County. 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).
- Panhandle Workforce Development Board
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Texas’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Texas unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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