Texas workforce development boards and American Job Centers

Texas at a glance

• 4.3%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed

• 133

  Layoff notices, last 12 months

  naming 22,281 workers

• 170

  American Job Centers

• 107

  colleges in the IPEDS directory

  public and private nonprofit

See every Texas layoff notice

Laid off in Texas? How to file for unemployment in Texas (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

Workforce boards

• Central Texas Workforce Development Board

  Bell, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas, Milam, Mills, San Saba

• Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board

  Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio

• Concho Valley Workforce Development Board

  Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Reagan, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green

• Deep Texas Workforce Development Area

  Angelina, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler

• East Texas Workforce Development Board

  Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood

• Golden Crescent Workforce Development Board

  Calhoun, De Witt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca, Victoria

• Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board

  Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Wharton

• Heart of Texas Workforce Development Board, Inc.

  Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, McLennan

• Lower Rio Grande Valley Workforce Development Board

  Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy

• North Central Texas Workforce Development Board

  Collin, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Wise

• Panhandle Workforce Development Board

  Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Collingsworth, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Donley, Gray, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler

• Permian Basin Workforce Development Board

  Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reeves, Terrell, Upton, Ward, Winkler

• Rural Capital Area Workforce Development Board, Inc.

  Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Williamson

• South Plains Workforce Development Board

  Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, Yoakum

• Texoma Workforce Development Board/Dba Workforce Solutions Texoma

  Cooke, Fannin, Grayson

• Workforce Solutions Alamo

  Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Wilson

• Workforce Solutions Borderplex Development Board

  Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio

• Workforce Solutions Cameron

  Cameron

• Workforce Solutions for South Texas

  Jim Hogg, Webb, Zapata

• Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County

  Tarrant; City: City of Fort Worth

• Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas

  Dallas

• Workforce Solutions Middle Rio Grande Workforce Board

  Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala

• Workforce Solutions North Texas Board

  Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cottle, Foard, Hardeman, Jack, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

• Workforce Solutions Northeast Texas

  Bowie, Cass, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Morris, Red River, Titus

• Workforce Solutions: Brazos Valley

  Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, Washington

• Workforce Solutions: Capital Area Workforce Board

  Travis

• Workforce Solutions: Southeast Texas

  Hardin, Jefferson, Orange

American Job Centers