El Paso County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

El Paso County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 359 open professional jobs are in its cities.

El Paso County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
422,495
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
866,275
people in El Paso County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,859
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

El Paso County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
351
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in El Paso County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 2, 2026	Grunt StyleTakes effect Nov 30, 2026	El Paso County	9	—	State record
Jun 8, 2026	El Paso Independent School DistrictTakes effect Jun 19, 2026	El Paso County	250	—	State record
Feb 4, 2026	HGS SolutionsTakes effect Mar 31, 2026	El Paso County	92	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in El Paso 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.

Confidential30 open roles
Faith Technologies11 open roles
Ysleta Independent School District8 open roles
United States Army Installation Management Command7 open roles
Amazon5 open roles
BAE Systems5 open roles
Five Below5 open roles
GPAC5 open roles
IES Holdings5 open roles
Eaton4 open roles

Colleges in El Paso County

Colleges in El Paso County
College	City	Type	Students
The University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso	Public 4-year	20,000+
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso	El Paso	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Solutions Borderplex Development Board
Brewster, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Presidio

Workforce Solutions Borderplex -Job Link Site 3
El Paso · Affiliate · 915-887-2600
Workforce Solutions Borderplex Northeast Office
El Paso · Affiliate · 915-887-2600
Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm Saturday 8am-12pm
Workforce Solutions Borderplex-Lower Valley
El Paso · Comprehensive · 915-887-2600
Monday - Friday, 7:00am-6:00pm; Saturday 8:00am-12:00pm
Workforce Solutions Borderplex - Fort Bliss
Fort Bliss · Affiliate · 915-887-2600
Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4:30pm

Cities in El Paso County

El Paso344 jobs
Fort Bliss14 jobs

Other Texas counties

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Laid off or looking for work in El Paso County?

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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.