Houston County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Houston County economy

• 4.6%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  4.8% the month before

• 8,755

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 22,042

  people in Houston County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $54,563

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 34%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Houston County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Houston 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 Houston 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. Cisco IOS1 open role
2. Cross Resource Group1 open role
3. Darling Ingredients1 open role
4. Hewlett Packard Enterprise1 open role
5. M J Sheridan Of Texas1 open role
6. O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role
7. Provalus1 open role
8. Verto People1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Deep Texas Workforce Development Area

  Angelina, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler

• Houston County WorkForce Solutions

  Crockett · Affiliate · 936-544-7859

  Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm Closed 12-1 for Lunch

• WorkForce Solutions Houston County

  Crockett · Comprehensive · 936-544-7859

  Mon- Fri, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Closed 12:00 PM-1:00 PM for Lunch

Cities in Houston County

• Crockett4 jobs
• Grapeland4 jobs

Other Texas counties

• Harris County
• Dallas County
• Tarrant County
• Bexar County
• Travis County
• Collin County
• Denton County
• Hidalgo County
• El Paso County
• Fort Bend County
• Montgomery County
• Williamson County