Hidalgo County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Hidalgo County economy
6.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.8% the month before
406,598
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
880,921
people in Hidalgo County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,281
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Hidalgo County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Hidalgo County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Hidalgo 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.
- Universal Health Services12 open roles
- Valeo7 open roles
- GPAC5 open roles
- Ioc company5 open roles
- Coosa Valley Medical Center3 open roles
- Mortenson3 open roles
- Autozone2 open roles
- Cintas2 open roles
- Confidential2 open roles
- Davita2 open roles
Colleges in Hidalgo County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hidalgo County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Lower Rio Grande Valley Workforce Development Board
Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy
Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande - Edinburg
Edinburg · Comprehensive · 956-380-0008
Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Workforce Solutions Loweer Rio Grande Valley -South McAllen
Mcallen · Affiliate · 956-302-0800
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Workforce Solutions - Mission
Mission · Affiliate · 956-519-4300
Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande - Mission
Mission · Comprehensive · 956-519-4300
M-F 8am - 5pm
Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande- Weslaco
Weslaco · Affiliate · 956-969-6100
M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Cities in Hidalgo County
Other Texas counties
Laid off or looking for work in Hidalgo County?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.