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Tarrant County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Tarrant County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. Employers filed 23 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,724 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Tarrant County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Sep 2026

    4.2% the month before

  • 1,221,984

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 2,135,743

    people in Tarrant County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $81,905

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Tarrant County ranks

Where Tarrant County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

Tarrant 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 5.3% from 2022 to 2025
  • Population up 6.3% from 2020 to 2025
  • Unemployment 4.1%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
  • Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+10,474 jobs), health care (+10,095 jobs)
  • Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−3,576 jobs), finance & insurance (−1,037 jobs)

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Tarrant County layoffs

  • 23

    Layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 2,917

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 20

    employers

Layoff notices filed in Tarrant County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Provider Partner Care Management L.PTakes effect Dec 6, 2026Tarrant County79—State record
Cayuga Home for ChildrenTakes effect Jan 4, 2027Tarrant County18—State record
Truist BankTakes effect Nov 30, 2026Tarrant County205—State record
CTI Foods Bean, LLCTakes effect Nov 9, 2026Tarrant County66—State record
Dylan Logistics LLCTakes effect Oct 12, 2026Denton County70—State record
A Metropolis CompanyTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Tarrant County130—State record
A Metropolis CompanyTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Tarrant County90—State record
A Metropolis CompanyTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Tarrant County87—State record
A Metropolis CompanyTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Tarrant County6—State record
Amcor Rigid Packaging USA, LLCTakes effect Jul 2, 2026Tarrant County56—State record
SodexoTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Tarrant County291—State record
Republic National Distributing Company, LLC (Reyes Holdings, L.L.C) Grand Prair…Takes effect Jun 21, 2026Tarrant County689—State record
Ampac Mobile Holdings, LLCTakes effect Jun 7, 2026Tarrant County52—State record
GoldStar Transit (GST) Eagle Mountain/Saginaw Independent School DistrictTakes effect May 29, 2026Tarrant County336—State record
Albertsons #106Takes effect Apr 25, 2026Tarrant County82—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Tarrant 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.

  1. Charles Schwab78 open roles
  2. Lockheed Martin Services61 open roles
  3. MP Materials51 open roles
  4. Sikorsky Aircraft49 open roles
  5. Alcon47 open roles
  6. Celestica41 open roles
  7. GM Financial40 open roles
  8. Lockheed Martin Services30 open roles
  9. Cook Children's27 open roles
  10. JPS Health Network27 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Tarrant County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Tarrant County

Colleges in Tarrant County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonPublic 4-year20,000+
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthPrivate non-profit 4-year10,000–19,999
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort WorthPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
The Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryFort WorthPrivate non-profit 4-year1,000–4,999
University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort WorthPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Arlington Baptist UniversityArlingtonPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Brite Divinity SchoolFort WorthPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Messenger CollegeBedfordPrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000
The King's UniversitySouthlakePrivate non-profit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Tarrant County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Tarrant County.

Conferences in Tarrant County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Tarrant County. 20 with dates announced.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Tarrant 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).

  • Arlington Workforce Center-Workforce Solutions

    Arlington · Affiliate · 817-413-4000

    Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

  • Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County - Resource Connection Workforce Center

    Fort Worth · Comprehensive · 817-413-4000

    M-F 8am-5pm

  • Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Alliance Workforce Center

    Fort Worth · Affiliate

    Monday -Friday8:00am-5:00pm

  • Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Central Workforce Center

    Fort Worth · Affiliate

    Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

  • Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County - Mid-Cities Workforce Center

    Hurst · Affiliate · 817-413-4000

    MF 8-5

Cities in Tarrant County

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Sources: 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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