Brazos County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Brazos County economy
3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
133,668
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
237,980
people in Brazos County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,388
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Brazos County layoffs
1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
10
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firebird Bulk Carriers, Inc.Takes effect Dec 31, 2025 | Brazos County | 10 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Brazos 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.
- Texas A&M University System [TAMU_External]8 open roles
- Commonspirit Health2 open roles
- Lockheed Martin2 open roles
- Texas A&M University2 open roles
- Texas A&M University Health Science Center2 open roles
- Amazon1 open role
- Asmcareerconnections1 open role
- Axle Box1 open role
- Brazos-Valley-Food-Bank,-Inc.1 open role
- Bryan ISD1 open role
Colleges in Brazos County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
Job fairs and business events in Brazos County
Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Brazos County.
- Job fairNov 5, 2026 · Bryan, TX
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Brazos County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Workforce Solutions: Brazos Valley
Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, Washington
Cities in Brazos County
- Bryan34 jobs
- College Station
Other Texas counties
Laid off or looking for work in Brazos County?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.