Matagorda County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meMatagorda County economy
5.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
6.0% the month before
17,670
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
36,274
people in Matagorda County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,174
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Matagorda County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 3.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.6%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Matagorda County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Former ABC News Affiliate Anchor Joins Fox Station After Newsroom LayoffsYahoo · Nov 6, 2026
- Goodyear closing chemical plants in Niagara Falls and Houston areaAkron Beacon Journal on MSN · Nov 5, 2026
- Houston among cities least exposed to AI-related job changes, report findsKHOU on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
- Construction, healthcare, energy might insulate Houston’s workforce from AI — for nowThe Business Journals · Oct 28, 2026
- Houston Outpaces the Nation's Employment Rate Despite Company LayoffsNewsRadio 740 KTRH · Oct 21, 2026
- Only 3 Houston companies have reported layoffs since July. Here's why.Houston Chronicle on MSN · Oct 20, 2026
- Houston Community Builds Momentum Behind Anudip Foundation’s AI, Skills, and Jobs MissionINDIA New England News · Oct 19, 2026
- No Servers, No Host, and No Phone Calls: AI Takes Over at a Halal Restaurant in Houston, TexasMuslim Mirror · Oct 18, 2026
Learn and get funded in Matagorda 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.
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Matagorda County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Matagorda 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Matagorda 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).
- Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board
Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Wharton
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Bay City
Bay City · Comprehensive · 979-245-4808
Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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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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