Potter County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near mePotter County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
52,541
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
116,634
people in Potter County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$50,448
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Potter County ranks
Where Potter County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #5Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Southwest6 per 100 · of 32
- #16Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Southwest46 / 100 · of 30
- #18Best county job markets for job seekers in the Southwest46 / 100 · of 30
Potter 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 up 2.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 3.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, up 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: professional & technical (+832 jobs), health care (+746 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,077 jobs), finance & insurance (−459 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Potter County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- District adjusts after closing three schools as leaders seek new community partnershipsKVII on MSN · Oct 15, 2026
- Amarillo Globe-News staff laid offamarillotribune · Oct 5, 2026
Learn and get funded in Potter 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.
Potter County layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
3,522
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Foods, Inc (Amarillo B-Shift Operations) UpdatedTakes effect Feb 24, 2026 | Potter County | 1,761 | — | State record | |
| Tyson Foods, Inc. (Amarillo B-Shift OperationsTakes effect Jan 20, 2026 | Potter County | 1,761 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Potter 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.
- Mortenson17 open roles
- Veterans Health Administration10 open roles
- Amazon3 open roles
- Sargent & Lundy3 open roles
- Sinclair3 open roles
- ABM Industries2 open roles
- Albertsons Companies2 open roles
- Amarillo, Bell Street Location2 open roles
- Cal Farley's Boys Ranch2 open roles
- Cintas2 open roles
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Potter 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).
- Panhandle Workforce Development Board
Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler
Workforce Solutions Panhandle- Amarillo
Amarillo · Comprehensive · 806-372-5521
M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm
Cities in Potter 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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