Bastrop County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bastrop County economy

• 4.0%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  4.1% the month before

• 58,432

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 102,370

  people in Bastrop County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $82,730

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 34%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bastrop County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Bastrop 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

Employers hiring most in Bastrop 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.

1. SpaceX385 open roles
2. Worley Group4 open roles
3. Allozymes3 open roles
4. Bradfordhealth3 open roles
5. Bosun2 open roles
6. The Boring Company2 open roles
7. ABM Industries1 open role
8. Agilent Technologies1 open role
9. Aston Carter1 open role
10. Bluebonnet Trails Community Services1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Rural Capital Area Workforce Development Board, Inc.

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

• Workforce Solutions - Rural Capital Area Bastrop County

  Bastrop · Comprehensive · 512-303-3916

  Monday - Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM

Cities in Bastrop County

• Bastrop409 jobs
• Smithville5 jobs
• Cedar Creek4 jobs

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