San Patricio County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meSan Patricio County economy
5.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.4% the month before
32,960
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
69,519
people in San Patricio County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,512
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where San Patricio County ranks
Where San Patricio County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #16Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Southwest−0.4 points · of 55
San Patricio 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 down 4.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.0%, down 0.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+545 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: construction (−1,792 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in San Patricio 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
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- 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.
San Patricio County layoffs
No layoff notices naming San Patricio 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 San Patricio 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.
- Lone Star Custard2 open roles
- Steel Dynamics2 open roles
- Kiewit1 open role
- Kiewit Corporation (Peter Kiewit Sons')1 open role
- Kiewit Infrastructure South1 open role
- Kiewit Infrastructure West1 open role
- Prosperity Bancshares1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving San Patricio 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 - Sinton
Sinton · Comprehensive
Monday - Friday, 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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