Galveston County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Galveston County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 32 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Galveston County economy

4.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.9% the month before
183,493
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
354,721
people in Galveston County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$85,348
median household income
Source: Census ACS
44%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Galveston County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Galveston County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Galveston 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.

The University of Texas Medical Branch9 open roles
GPAC8 open roles
DPR Construction6 open roles
Slsco5 open roles
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers5 open roles
EoS Fitness4 open roles
American National Insurance Company2 open roles
Concho Hearts Hospice2 open roles
Creative Financial Staffing2 open roles
Deckers Outdoor2 open roles

Colleges in Galveston County

Colleges in Galveston County
College	City	Type	Students
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	Galveston	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Galveston 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 - Texas City
Texas City · Comprehensive · 409-949-9055
Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm

Cities in Galveston County

Galveston22 jobs
Friendswood8 jobs

Other Texas counties

All of Texas

Laid off or looking for work in Galveston 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.