Grayson County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meGrayson County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
74,152
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
139,988
people in Grayson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,455
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Grayson County ranks
Where Grayson County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #10Fastest-growing job markets in the Southwest+11.4% · of 61
Grayson 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 11.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 12.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+2,149 jobs), admin & staffing (+713 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Grayson County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Denison announces update on Waterloo Pool closure, including plans to remove old infrastructureKXII on MSN · Oct 6, 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.
Grayson County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Grayson 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 Grayson 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.
- Coherent28 open roles
- Texas Instruments14 open roles
- Albertsons Companies2 open roles
- Eaton2 open roles
- Emerson2 open roles
- Safeway2 open roles
- Universal Health Services2 open roles
- Advanced Asset Management1 open role
- AHS - Sherman Medical Center1 open role
- Allegiant Business Group1 open role
Colleges in Grayson County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin College | Sherman | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Grayson 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).
- Texoma Workforce Development Board/Dba Workforce Solutions Texoma
Cooke, Fannin, Grayson
Workforce Solutions Texoma
Denison · Comprehensive · 903-463-9997
M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm
Cities in Grayson 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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