Hidalgo County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hidalgo County’s unemployment rate is 5.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 109 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Hidalgo County economy

5.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.4% the month before
407,230
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
880,921
people in Hidalgo County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,281
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Hidalgo County ranks

Where Hidalgo County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#6Fastest-growing tech and information job markets+19.4% · of 100
#6Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Southwest−0.8 points · of 55
#14Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Southwest48 / 100 · of 31

Hidalgo 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 6.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 5.6% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 5.6%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+9,623 jobs), hotels & food (+3,267 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: private education (−1,455 jobs), admin & staffing (−779 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Hidalgo County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
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Hidalgo County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Hidalgo 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hidalgo 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.

Universal Hospital Services10 open roles
Mortenson5 open roles
Lone Star Custard4 open roles
thehivecareers.co4 open roles
Consor3 open roles
Ioc company3 open roles
Altiva Management Group2 open roles
Consertus2 open roles
Davita2 open roles
Dempsey Resource Management2 open roles

Colleges in Hidalgo County

Colleges in Hidalgo County
College	City	Type	Students
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hidalgo 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).

Lower Rio Grande Valley Workforce Development Board
Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy

Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande - Edinburg
Edinburg · Comprehensive · 956-380-0008
Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Workforce Solutions Loweer Rio Grande Valley -South McAllen
Mcallen · Affiliate · 956-302-0800
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Workforce Solutions - Mission
Mission · Affiliate · 956-519-4300
Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande - Mission
Mission · Comprehensive · 956-519-4300
M-F 8am - 5pm
Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande- Weslaco
Weslaco · Affiliate · 956-969-6100
M-F 8:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Hidalgo County

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Sources: 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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