Brazoria County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Brazoria County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 67 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Brazoria County economy

5.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
202,994
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
381,650
people in Brazoria County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$95,155
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Brazoria County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
180
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Brazoria County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Nov 18, 2025	Wood Group USA Inc.Takes effect Jan 5, 2025	Brazoria County	180	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Brazoria 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.

Primoris Services13 open roles
Unitedhealth Group6 open roles
OLIN5 open roles
SI Group3 open roles
LHC Group2 open roles
Merit Medical2 open roles
Signet Jewelers2 open roles
UnitedHealth Group2 open roles
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AA2IT1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board
Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Wharton

Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Lake Jackson
Lake Jackson · Comprehensive · 979-297-6400
M-F 8am-5pm
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Pearland
Pearland · Comprehensive · 832-409-0049
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Brazoria County

Pearland42 jobs
Freeport11 jobs
Alvin4 jobs
Lake Jackson4 jobs
Sweeny3 jobs

Other Texas counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Brazoria County?

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See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Texas’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.