Bailey County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bailey County economy

• 4.2%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  4.4% the month before

• 2,625

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 7,044

  people in Bailey County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $70,625

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 29%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bailey County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Bailey County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Job fairs and business events in Bailey County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Bailey County.

• Career workshopOct 30, 2026

  Resume Workshop

  With Workforce Solutions - South Plains Brownfield · With Workforce Solutions South Plains - Muleshoe · With Workforce Solutions South Plains - Levelland · With Workforce Solutions South Plains - Lubbock · With Workforce Solutions South Plains - Plainview · Workforce board: South Plains Workforce Development Board

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bailey County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

• South Plains Workforce Development Board

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

• Workforce Solutions South Plains - Muleshoe

  Muleshoe · Comprehensive · 806-272-7540

  Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm

Cities in Bailey County

• Muleshoe

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