Jasper County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jasper County’s unemployment rate is 6.5%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Jasper County economy

6.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.5% the month before
12,909
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
32,807
people in Jasper County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$49,919
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jasper County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
150
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Jasper County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 1, 2026	Louisiana-PacificTakes effect Oct 2, 2026	Jasper County	150	—	State record

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Employers hiring most in Jasper 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.

CRH2 open roles
General Hotels1 open role
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Jasper 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

WorkForce Solutions Deep East Texas- Jasper County
Jasper · Affiliate · 409-384-9031
Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Jasper County

Jasper4 jobs

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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.