Milam County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Milam County economy

• 4.3%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.5% the month before

• 12,301

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 25,268

  people in Milam County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $59,076

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 32%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Milam 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 12.8% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 6.0% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 4.3%, down 0.2 points from a year ago

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Milam County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Milam 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.

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Employers hiring most in Milam 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.

1. T1 Energy18 open roles
2. M.C. Dean9 open roles
3. Fooda1 open role
4. HireMap1 open role
5. O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Milam County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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• Central Texas Workforce Development Board

  Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills, San Saba

• Workforce Solutions Central Texas - Cameron

  Cameron · Affiliate · 254-697-7000

  Tues-Thur 8:00am-5:00pm, Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm;

• Workforce Solutions of Central Texas - Rockdale

  Rockdale · Affiliate · 512-446-6440

  Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri | 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM; 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM; Thurs | 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM; 1:00 PM - 4:00PM

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