Nueces County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meNueces County economy
4.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
171,423
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
352,829
people in Nueces County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,021
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Nueces County ranks
Where Nueces County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #23Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Southwest41 / 100 · of 30
- #23Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Southwest2 per 100 · of 32
- #24Fastest-growing job markets in the Southwest+7.8% · of 61
- #24Best county job markets for job seekers in the Southwest35 / 100 · of 30
Nueces 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 7.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.4%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+8,566 jobs), health care (+2,295 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: professional & technical (−1,525 jobs), admin & staffing (−439 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Nueces County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- What is being built off Highway 1694? A massive AI project is taking shapeKIII-TV · Oct 8, 2026
Learn and get funded in Nueces 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.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Nueces County layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
186
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV TransportationTakes effect Dec 31, 2026 | Nueces County | 96 | — | State record | |
| Republic National Distributing Company, LLC (Reyes Holdings, L.L.C) Corpus Chri…Takes effect Jun 21, 2026 | Nueces County | 90 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Nueces 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.
- American Electric Power5 open roles
- Veterans Health Administration5 open roles
- Celanese4 open roles
- CHRISTUS Health4 open roles
- Zachry4 open roles
- Acrisure2 open roles
- Black & Veatch2 open roles
- Brookdale Senior Living2 open roles
- Bushnell University2 open roles
- Calallen Independent School District2 open roles
Colleges in Nueces County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Nueces 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).
- Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board
Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio
Workforce Solutions Coastal Bend - Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi · Comprehensive · 361-882-7491
M-F 8am-5pm
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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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