Randall County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meRandall County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.0% the month before
83,085
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
143,791
people in Randall County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$80,905
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Randall County ranks
Where Randall County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Southwest3.2% · of 100
Randall 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 5.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 7.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, up 0.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+669 jobs), hotels & food (+325 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Randall 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 Randall 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.
Randall County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Randall 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.
Employers hiring most in Randall 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.
- West Texas A & M University6 open roles
Colleges in Randall County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas A & M University | Canyon | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Randall 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
Cities in Randall 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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