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Hockley County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Hockley County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Hockley County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 10,153

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 21,455

    people in Hockley County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $54,810

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Hockley County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Hockley 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 Hockley 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.

  1. Providence Health System-southern California1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Workforce Solutions South Plains - Levelland

    Levelland · Comprehensive · 806-894-5005

    Monday - Friday, 8am- 12:00pm and 1:00pm-5pm

  • Workforce Solutions South Plains - Lubbock

    Lubbock · Comprehensive · 806-765-5038

    Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

Cities in Hockley County

Other Texas counties

All of Texas

Laid off or looking for work in Hockley County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

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.