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Jim Wells County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jim Wells County’s unemployment rate is 5.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Jim Wells County economy

  • 5.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.4% the month before

  • 15,429

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 38,863

    people in Jim Wells County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $47,492

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 29%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jim Wells County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Jim Wells 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 Jim Wells 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. Acrisure1 open role
  2. Nabors Industries1 open role
  3. O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Workforce Solutions Coastal Bend - Alice

    Alice · Comprehensive · 361-668-0167

    Monday - Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Jim Wells County

Other Texas counties

All of Texas

Laid off or looking for work in Jim Wells 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.