Cherokee County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Cherokee County economy
4.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
21,945
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
51,143
people in Cherokee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,830
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Cherokee County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Cherokee County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Cherokee 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.
- MaxIT Consulting - Max Corporate Group2 open roles
- Advanced Thermal1 open role
- Federal Heath1 open role
- LUVE USA - Heat Transfer1 open role
Colleges in Cherokee County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary | Jacksonville | Private nonprofit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Cherokee County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- East Texas Workforce Development Board
Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
Cities in Cherokee County
- Jacksonville5 jobs
Other Texas counties
Laid off or looking for work in Cherokee County?
See what to do first and the jobs open near you.
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.