Jefferson County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meJefferson County economy
5.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.0% the month before
116,028
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
253,939
people in Jefferson County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,934
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Jefferson County ranks
Where Jefferson County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #23Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Southwest−0.3 points · of 55
Jefferson 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 7.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.7%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+3,683 jobs), health care (+1,121 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−874 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.
Jefferson County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.
- Entergy5 open roles
- Bechtel Energy4 open roles
- Bechtel3 open roles
- Motiva Enterprises3 open roles
- Sinclair3 open roles
- Ulta Beauty3 open roles
- Bechtel2 open roles
- CHRISTUS Health2 open roles
- Iterative Health2 open roles
- Kinder Morgan2 open roles
Colleges in Jefferson County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar University | Beaumont | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Jefferson 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: Southeast Texas
Hardin, Jefferson, Orange
Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas
Beaumont · Comprehensive
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Workforce Solutions - Southeast Texas
Port Arthur · Comprehensive · 409-962-1236
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Cities in Jefferson 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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