Fort Worth, TX jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Fort Worth
- Object-Oriented Programmer Analyst (Senior Java Developer) -Fort Worth, TXStaffing the Universe
- Administrative Assistant II - Directors AARAFort Worth Independent School District
- Epic Application System AnalystAA2IT
- Geotechnical Project CoordinatorUES
- Marketing CoordinatorTNP
- Marketing CoordinatorByrne Construction Services
- Junior Graphic DesignerMercy Culture Church
- Program Management Sr Mgr - L6Lockheed Martin Services
- Quality Control Analyst Staff - E4Lockheed Martin Services
- Supply Chain - Subcontract Program Management - Manager - Level 5Lockheed Martin Services
Employers hiring most in Fort Worth
- Lockheed Martin73 open roles
- MP Materials55 open roles
- Lockheed Martin Services35 open roles
- Celestica33 open roles
- JPS Health Network27 open roles
- University of North Texas System22 open roles
- Ptrglobal18 open roles
- Lockheed Martin Services17 open roles
- Confidential16 open roles
- GM Financial15 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Fort Worth
- Texas Christian University1,001–5,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Fort Worth layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Fort Worth in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Fort Worth
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Christian University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Texas Wesleyan University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Brite Divinity School | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Conferences in Fort Worth
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Fort Worth. 3 with dates announced.
- ASUG Tech Connect
Nov 2 to Nov 4, 2026 · Fort Worth, TX
Paid ticket. Member-exclusive pricing; amounts are on the registration tab, not seen. Hands-on labs free with pre-registration.
- NACS State of the Industry Summit
Apr 21 to Apr 23, 2027 · Fort Worth, TX
Paid ticket. Notification sign-up open; pricing not seen.
- FTA FORUM INFOFLEX
May 2 to May 5, 2027 · Fort Worth, TX
Paid ticket. Registration open at FORUMINFOFLEX.org; prices not captured.
- NPELRA Annual Training Conference
Usually April (next dates not announced) · Fort Worth, TX
Paid ticket. 2027 in Fort Worth, routinely April.
Open call for speakers
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Fort Worth. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County
Tarrant; City: City of Fort Worth
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
Tarrant County economy
4.4%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.3% the month before
1,222,284
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
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See your options after a layoffSources: WARN notices from Texas’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.