Fort Bend County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fort Bend County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 153 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Fort Bend County economy

4.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.7% the month before
485,682
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
859,721
people in Fort Bend County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$113,409
median household income
Source: Census ACS
52%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fort Bend County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
61
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Fort Bend County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 21, 2026	Showcase Window and DoorTakes effect Sep 21, 2026	Fort Bend County	61	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Fort Bend 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.

ABM Industries14 open roles
IES Holdings12 open roles
ChampionX7 open roles
Chart Industries7 open roles
EoS Fitness6 open roles
Lone Star Custard6 open roles
Applied Optoelectronics5 open roles
Robert Half5 open roles
Emerson4 open roles
GPAC4 open roles

Colleges in Fort Bend County

Colleges in Fort Bend County
College	City	Type	Students
North American University	Stafford	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board
Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Wharton

Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Missouri City
Houston · Comprehensive
Monday -Friday8:00am-5:00pm
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Katy
Katy · Comprehensive · 281-644-1030
M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Rosenberg
Rosenberg · Comprehensive
Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5 :00 PM

Cities in Fort Bend County

Sugar Land105 jobs
Stafford17 jobs
Richmond17 jobs
Rosenberg7 jobs
Beasley5 jobs

Other Texas counties

All of Texas

Laid off or looking for work in Fort Bend County?

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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.