Webb County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meWebb County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.7% the month before
122,249
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
267,731
people in Webb County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,506
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Webb County ranks
Where Webb County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #12Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Southwest−0.6 points · of 55
Webb 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 6.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.1%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,589 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+1,226 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−373 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Webb 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.
Webb County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Webb 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 Webb 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.
- International Bancshares3 open roles
- Killam Development3 open roles
- Laredo Economic Development2 open roles
- LMI2 open roles
- PNC Financial Services Group2 open roles
- Royal Collective2 open roles
- Slsco2 open roles
- Texas A&M International University2 open roles
- Top Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)2 open roles
- Universal Health Services2 open roles
Colleges in Webb County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A & M International University | Laredo | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Webb 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).
- Workforce Solutions for South Texas
Jim Hogg, Webb, Zapata
Workforce Solutions South Texas - Laredo
Laredo · Comprehensive · 956-794-6500
M-F 8a-5p
Cities in Webb 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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