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Denton County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Denton County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 9 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 502 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Denton County economy

  • 4.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.1% the month before

  • 612,911

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 945,644

    people in Denton County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $108,185

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 51%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Denton County layoffs

  • 9

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 911

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 7

    employers

WARN notices filed in Denton County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Eagles Delivery LLCTakes effect Sep 12, 2026Denton County115—State record
Dylan Logistics LLCTakes effect Oct 12, 2026Denton County97—State record
Dylan Logistics LLCTakes effect Oct 12, 2026Denton County70—State record
Fifth Third BankTakes effect Sep 11, 2026Denton County115—State record
KUEHNE + NAGEL (KN) 2026Takes effect Jun 29, 2026Denton County90—State record
Comerica BankTakes effect Apr 24, 2026Denton County54—State record
Congo, LLCTakes effect Mar 13, 2026Denton County31—State record
ComericA Frisco Star Tower FacilityTakes effect Mar 13, 2026Denton County184—State record
Congo, LLCTakes effect Dec 31, 2025Denton County155—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Denton 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. University of North Texas System40 open roles
  2. Paccar29 open roles
  3. Texas Woman's University19 open roles
  4. Primoris Services15 open roles
  5. Moonshot14 open roles
  6. MB2 Dental13 open roles
  7. Trane U.s.11 open roles
  8. DSV8 open roles
  9. Amazon7 open roles
  10. PennyMac Financial Services7 open roles

Colleges in Denton County

Colleges in Denton County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of North TexasDentonPublic 4-year20,000+
Texas Woman's UniversityDentonPublic 4-year10,000–19,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Workforce Solutions - Denton

    Denton · Affiliate

    Mon 7am-5pm, Tue 8am-7pm,Wed-Fri 8am-5pm

  • Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas - Denton

    Denton · Affiliate · 940-323-4391

    Monday - Friday 8am-5pm

Cities in Denton County

Other Texas counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Denton 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.