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Dallas County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Dallas County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. Employers filed 30 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5,596 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Dallas County economy

  • 4.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 1,449,351

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 2,603,816

    people in Dallas County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $74,149

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Dallas County layoffs

  • 30

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 5,952

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 29

    employers

WARN notices filed in Dallas County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Charter Next GenerationTakes effect Nov 30, 2026Dallas County56—State record
Conifer's Health SolutionsTakes effect Nov 2, 2026Dallas County1,037—State record
Texas Family Initiative LLCTakes effect Oct 31, 2026Dallas County307—State record
Birchstone Management,LLCTakes effect Oct 31, 2026Dallas County55—State record
T-Mobile USA, Inc.Takes effect Oct 6, 2026Dallas County113—State record
EssendantTakes effect Oct 3, 2026Dallas County136—State record
BioTouch CompanyTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Dallas County59—State record
Temco LogisticsTakes effect Sep 26, 2026Dallas County71—State record
International Paper- (Carrollton)Takes effect Sep 14, 2026Dallas County58—State record
ZeniMax Media Inc.Takes effect Sep 4, 2026Dallas County136—State record
First StudentTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Dallas County74—State record
SAKS GLOBALTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Dallas County67—State record
Alan Ritchey IncorporatedTakes effect Sep 14, 2026Dallas County232—State record
Auzmet Architectural, LLCTakes effect May 19, 2026Dallas County152—State record
Spirit AirlinesTakes effect May 2, 2026Dallas County444—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Dallas 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. Amazon158 open roles
  2. Capgemini Invent67 open roles
  3. National Life Group67 open roles
  4. 7-Eleven64 open roles
  5. Mckesson63 open roles
  6. Gartner53 open roles
  7. Celestica52 open roles
  8. Dallas County51 open roles
  9. Morgan Stanley51 open roles
  10. TEKsystems47 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Dallas County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Dallas County

Colleges in Dallas County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
The University of Texas at DallasRichardsonPublic 4-year20,000+
Southern Methodist UniversityDallasPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate OnlineAddisonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Dallas Baptist UniversityDallasPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Dallas Theological SeminaryDallasPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Parker UniversityDallasPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
University of DallasIrvingPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
University of North Texas at DallasDallasPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallasPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Amberton UniversityGarlandPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Bakke Graduate UniversityDallasPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Criswell CollegeDallasPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Dallas Christian CollegeDallasPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Paul Quinn CollegeDallasPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Remington College-Online DallasDallasPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
The Chicago School-College of NursingRichardsonPrivate nonprofit 2-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Dallas County

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

Conferences in Dallas County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Dallas County. 24 with dates announced.

Showing 12 of 30 conferences, 24 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Workforce Solution Greater Dallas - Pleasant Grove Workforce Center

    Dallas · Comprehensive · 469-687-3400

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

  • Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas - Red Bird Workforce Center

    Dallas · Comprehensive · 972-709-5377

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

  • Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas - Redbird

    Dallas · Comprehensive · 972-709-5377

    M-F 8am-5pm

  • WorkForce Solutions of Greater Dallas - The Opportunity Workforce Center

    Dallas · Comprehensive · 469-802-1800

    M-F 8a-5p

  • Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas

    Garland · Affiliate · 972-276-8361

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

  • Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas - Grand Prairie

    Grand Prairie · Comprehensive · 972-264-5881

    Monday thru Friday 8:00 to 5:00

  • Workforce Solutions Greater Dallas - Irving

    Irving · Comprehensive · 972-573-3500

    M-F 8am-5pm

Cities in Dallas County

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Laid off or looking for work in Dallas 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.