Ector County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meEctor County economy
3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
89,051
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
163,206
people in Ector County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,031
median household income
Source: Census ACS
26%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Ector County ranks
Where Ector County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #20Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Southwest−0.4 points · of 55
- #23Fastest-growing job markets in the Southwest+7.9% · of 61
- #24Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Southwest3.7% · of 100
Ector 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 7.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.7%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: wholesale (+1,104 jobs), mining & energy (+772 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Ector 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.
Ector County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Ector 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.
Employers hiring most in Ector 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.
- NOV3 open roles
- Rolfson Oil3 open roles
- Weatherford International3 open roles
- Applied Industrial Technologies2 open roles
- Brookdale Senior Living2 open roles
- EquipmentShare.com2 open roles
- H-E-B2 open roles
- Nabors Industries2 open roles
- Wesco International2 open roles
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
Colleges in Ector County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | Odessa | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Ector 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).
- Permian Basin Workforce Development Board
Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Ward, Winkler
Workforce Solutions Permian Basin Odessa
Odessa · Comprehensive · 432-367-3332
M-F 8:00AM-5:00PM
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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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