Missouri City, TX jobs, layoffs and employers

Independent page. Not from or affiliated with the State of Texas.
Looking for work in Texas? See where you stand.
Not sure you match what employers here are hiring for? Get a free read on your fit, the jobs open near you and a plan for the weeks ahead.
Show me jobs near meJobs in Missouri City
- Deputy Chief - Patient Account Services and Revenue Cycle - Emergency Medical ServiceFort Bend County
- Staff AccountantCity of Missouri City
- Director of Development ServicesCity of Missouri City, TX
- Director of Development ServicesStrategic Government Resources
- Assistant City ManagerCity of Missouri City, TX
- Assistant City ManagerStrategic Government Resources
- Inside Sales ConsultantFastsigns
- Branch Director - Home HealthVital Health Care Group
- Sales Account Manager - Houston Med CenterVital Health Care Group
- Transport EngineerBechtel
Employers hiring most in Missouri City
- City of Missouri City, TX2 open roles
- Lone Star Custard2 open roles
- Strategic Government Resources2 open roles
- Vital Health Care Group2 open roles
- Bechtel1 open role
- City of Missouri City1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- Distributor Wire & Cable Company1 open role
- Fastsigns1 open role
- Fort Bend County1 open role
Missouri City layoffs
No layoff notices naming Missouri City 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.
Fort Bend 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 13.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 17.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.5%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+5,923 jobs), construction (+3,784 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−701 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Missouri City. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Former ABC News Affiliate Anchor Joins Fox Station After Newsroom LayoffsYahoo · Nov 6, 2026
- Goodyear closing chemical plants in Niagara Falls and Houston areaAkron Beacon Journal on MSN · Nov 5, 2026
- Houston among cities least exposed to AI-related job changes, report findsKHOU on MSN · Oct 28, 2026
- Construction, healthcare, energy might insulate Houston’s workforce from AI — for nowThe Business Journals · Oct 28, 2026
- Houston Outpaces the Nation's Employment Rate Despite Company LayoffsNewsRadio 740 KTRH · Oct 21, 2026
- Only 3 Houston companies have reported layoffs since July. Here's why.Houston Chronicle on MSN · Oct 20, 2026
- Houston Community Builds Momentum Behind Anudip Foundation’s AI, Skills, and Jobs MissionINDIA New England News · Oct 19, 2026
- No Servers, No Host, and No Phone Calls: AI Takes Over at a Halal Restaurant in Houston, TexasMuslim Mirror · Oct 18, 2026
Learn and get funded in Missouri City
- 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Missouri City. 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).
- Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board
Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Wharton
Fort Bend County economy
4.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
486,124
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
859,721
people in Fort Bend County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$113,409
median household income
Source: Census ACS
52%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
More cities in Fort Bend County
Laid off or looking for work in Missouri City?
See what to do first and the jobs open near you.
See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff 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. Texas unemployment benefits and severance rules.
Applying and hearing nothing back?
Find out where you stand: your odds, the jobs that fit you and a plan for the week ahead. Free. No résumé needed.
Already a member? Log in
Job seekers in Missouri City looking to you for help, or openings you cannot fill?
Leave your work email. We'll send how organizations use NextChapter to reach job seekers in Missouri City.