Jefferson County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jefferson County economy

• 6.3%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  6.2% the month before

• 116,264

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 253,939

  people in Jefferson County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $59,934

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 31%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jefferson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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. Bechtel4 open roles
2. Lamar University4 open roles
3. Sinclair3 open roles
4. Bechtel Energy2 open roles
5. Bechtel Plant Machinery2 open roles
6. Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System2 open roles
7. Cornerstone Resources2 open roles
8. Five Below2 open roles
9. Grifols2 open roles
10. Iterative Health2 open roles

Colleges in Jefferson County

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Workforce Solutions: Southeast Texas

  Hardin, Jefferson, Orange

• Workforce Solutions Southeast Texas

  Beaumont · Comprehensive

  Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

• Workforce Solutions - Southeast Texas

  Port Arthur · Comprehensive · 409-962-1236

  Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Cities in Jefferson County

• Beaumont79 jobs
• Port Arthur25 jobs
• Nederland3 jobs
• Groves3 jobs

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