Freestone County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meFreestone County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.0% the month before
7,986
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,813
people in Freestone County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,460
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Freestone 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 14.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 7.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.6%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Freestone County. 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
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- 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.
Freestone County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Freestone 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 Freestone 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.
- IES Holdings1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Freestone 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).
- Heart of Texas Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, McLennan
WorkForce Solutions for the Heart of Texas - Teague
Teague · Affiliate · 254-739-2887
Monday - Friday 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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