Smith County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meSmith County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
122,541
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
238,014
people in Smith County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,923
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Smith County ranks
Where Smith County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #11Best county job markets for job seekers in the Southwest56 / 100 · of 30
- #20Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Southwest3 per 100 · of 32
- #21Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Southwest43 / 100 · of 30
Smith 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 6.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 7.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,157 jobs), hotels & food (+1,100 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−346 jobs), transportation & warehousing (−313 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Smith 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.
Smith County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
85
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FortrexTakes effect Jun 26, 2026 | Smith County | 85 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Smith 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.
- CHRISTUS Health17 open roles
- Brookshire Grocery6 open roles
- Trane U.s.6 open roles
- Delek US5 open roles
- Langan5 open roles
- Snelling5 open roles
- Powerx3 open roles
- TechServ3 open roles
- Amazon2 open roles
- Brookdale Senior Living2 open roles
Colleges in Smith County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Texas College | Tyler | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Smith 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).
- East Texas Workforce Development Board
Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
Workforce Solutions East Texas - Tyler
Tyler · Affiliate · 903-561-8131
Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
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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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