Lamar County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLamar County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
23,482
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
50,421
people in Lamar County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,122
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Lamar County ranks
Where Lamar County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #17Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Southwest8.9 per 10,000 · of 97
Lamar County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 0.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.8%, up 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+418 jobs), health care (+310 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,184 jobs)
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Lamar County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
205
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLCTakes effect May 1, 2026 | Lamar County | 205 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Lamar 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.
- 50skills2 open roles
- Adobe1 open role
- Banzai1 open role
- Emcor1 open role
- EthosEnergy Group1 open role
- Hwh18871 open role
- lemlist1 open role
- Malt Company1 open role
- O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role
- Optimum Communications (Altice USA)1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lamar 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 Northeast Texas
Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River, Titus
Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas
Paris · Comprehensive · 903-784-4356
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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