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Cameron County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Cameron County’s unemployment rate is 6.5%. Employers filed 6 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 131 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Cameron County economy

  • 6.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    7.5% the month before

  • 189,134

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 423,192

    people in Cameron County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $51,334

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 30%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Cameron County layoffs

  • 6

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 816

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 4

    employers

WARN notices filed in Cameron County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
CPLC Texas, Inc.Takes effect Mar 31, 2026Cameron County56—State record
First Brands Group, LLC(Billy Mitchell)Takes effect Apr 30, 2026Cameron County345—State record
First Brands Group, LLC. (Titan Dist. Center)Takes effect Apr 30, 2026Cameron County183—State record
First Brands Group LLC.Takes effect Apr 30, 2026Cameron County43—State record
Compass ConnectionsTakes effect Mar 29, 2026Cameron County148—State record
Cardone Industries-HarlingenTakes effect Jan 26, 2026Cameron County41—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Cameron 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. Worley Group15 open roles
  2. Saronic Technologies11 open roles
  3. Nexstar Media Group10 open roles
  4. NextDecade10 open roles
  5. Bechtel9 open roles
  6. JE Dunn Construction9 open roles
  7. Saronic8 open roles
  8. SpaceX7 open roles
  9. Bechtel5 open roles
  10. Veterans Health Administration4 open roles

Job fairs and business events in Cameron County

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

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • WorkForce Solutions Cameron

    Brownsville · Comprehensive · 956-546-3141

    M-F 8AM-5PM

  • Workforce Solutions - Cameron

    Harlingen · Affiliate · 956-368-5200

    Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Cameron County

Other Texas counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Cameron County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

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.