Wichita County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wichita County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 60 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Wichita County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
57,131
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
129,842
people in Wichita County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,168
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wichita 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 1.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 0.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.0%, unchanged from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: hotels & food (−300 jobs)

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Wichita County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Wichita 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Wichita 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.

Holder Construction4 open roles
Howmet Aerospace4 open roles
Safeway4 open roles
United Regional Physician Group4 open roles
Acadia Healthcare3 open roles
Albertsons Companies2 open roles
Encompass Health2 open roles
Genesis Health Clubs2 open roles
Prosperity Bancshares2 open roles
Snap-on2 open roles

Colleges in Wichita County

Colleges in Wichita County
College	City	Type	Students
Midwestern State University	Wichita Falls	Public 4-year	5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Wichita 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 North Texas Board
Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

Workforce Solutions North TX - Wichita Falls
Wichita Falls · Comprehensive · 940-322-1801
Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

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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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