Grimes County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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Show me jobs near meGrimes County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.7% the month before
13,519
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
30,385
people in Grimes County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,080
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Grimes 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 14.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 16.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.6%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+634 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Grimes County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Cranston’s Tribute To RJ Mitte, Kroger Plans Massive Layoffs, Six Flags Rider’s Fatal Fall: The Bulletin, Oct. 13Yahoo · Oct 13, 2026
- Josh Tolentino: Orioles’ missteps testing limits of fan supportBaltimore Sun on MSN · Oct 9, 2026
Learn and get funded in Grimes 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.
Grimes County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Grimes 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 Grimes 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.
- NOV2 open roles
- Champion Homes1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Grimes 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).
- Workforce Solutions: Brazos Valley
Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, Washington
WorkForce Solutions Brazos Valley- Grimes County
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Mon through Fri 5:00pm
Cities in Grimes 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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