Hays County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hays County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 70 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hays County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
169,955
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
256,429
people in Hays County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$85,827
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hays County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
183
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Hays County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 31, 2026	Compass Group USA, Inc.Takes effect May 31, 2026	Hays County	183	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Hays 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.

Hays CISD10 open roles
Amazon4 open roles
Mastec3 open roles
H-E-B2 open roles
Luminant2 open roles
Texas State2 open roles
Texas State University2 open roles
TXU Energy2 open roles
Addison Group1 open role
Austin Angels1 open role

Colleges in Hays County

Colleges in Hays County
College	City	Type	Students
Texas State University	San Marcos	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

Rural Capital Area Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Hays, Lee, Llano, Williamson

Workforce Solutions - Rural Capital Area- San Marcos
San Marcos · Affiliate · 512-392-1291
M-F 8am-5pm

Cities in Hays County

San Marcos40 jobs
Kyle16 jobs
Buda9 jobs
Dripping Springs5 jobs

Other Texas counties

All of Texas

Laid off or looking for work in Hays 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.