Victoria County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meVictoria County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
42,039
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
91,281
people in Victoria County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,101
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Victoria 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 2.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.3%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Victoria County. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Layoffs at Kettering Victoria’s Secret call center: WARNWDTN · Oct 11, 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.
Victoria County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Victoria 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 Victoria 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.
- Patterson UTI Energy2 open roles
- American Electric Power1 open role
- Arts Admin Jobs1 open role
- Aspire Allergy & Sinus1 open role
- Champion Homes1 open role
- Cintas1 open role
- Citizens Medical Center1 open role
- Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages1 open role
- Community Health Systems1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
Colleges in Victoria County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston-Victoria | Victoria | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Victoria 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).
- Golden Crescent Workforce Development Board
Calhoun, De Witt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Victoria
Workforce Solutions Golden Crescent
Victoria · Comprehensive · 361-578-0341
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Cities in Victoria 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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