Brazoria County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Brazoria County economy

• 4.8%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  5.0% the month before

• 203,060

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 381,650

  people in Brazoria County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $95,155

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 44%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Brazoria 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 5.5% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 12.2% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.8%, down 0.2 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,996 jobs), hotels & food (+1,253 jobs)
• Sectors losing the most jobs: construction (−2,231 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Brazoria County. 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 Brazoria 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.

Brazoria County layoffs

• 1

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

• 180

  workers named

  A floor: states may leave out counts

• 1

  employer

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Brazoria County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

1. Unitedhealth Group7 open roles
2. Endress+Hauser USA6 open roles
3. OLIN5 open roles
4. LHC Group3 open roles
5. SI Group3 open roles
6. Calpine Operating Services Company2 open roles
7. Jsc Credit Union2 open roles
8. Lone Star Custard2 open roles
9. Merit Medical2 open roles
10. Phillips 662 open roles

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Brazoria 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).

• Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board

  Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Wharton

• Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Lake Jackson

  Lake Jackson · Comprehensive · 979-297-6400

  M-F 8am-5pm

• Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Pearland

  Pearland · Comprehensive · 832-409-0049

  Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

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