Ellis County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meEllis County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
127,119
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
203,927
people in Ellis County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$95,898
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Ellis County ranks
Where Ellis County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #20Fastest-growing job markets in the Southwest+8.8% · of 61
Ellis 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 8.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 24.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.1%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,259 jobs), construction (+958 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−467 jobs)
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- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Ellis County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Ellis 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 Ellis 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.
- Gerdau10 open roles
- GXO Logistics5 open roles
- Amrize4 open roles
- Qarbon Aerospace4 open roles
- Baylor Scott & White Health3 open roles
- Owens Corning3 open roles
- City of Waxahachie2 open roles
- CRH Public2 open roles
- Elevated2 open roles
- Gaither-Everett2 open roles
Colleges in Ellis County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson University | Waxahachie | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Ellis 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).
- North Central Texas Workforce Development Board
Collin, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Wise
Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas
Waxahachie · Affiliate · 972-937-8114
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m
Cities in Ellis County
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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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