Kenedy County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kenedy County’s unemployment rate is 8.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Kenedy County economy

8.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
8.2% the month before
99
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
52
people in Kenedy County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kenedy County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Kenedy 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Coastal Bend Workforce Development Board
Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, McMullen, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio

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Laid off or looking for work in Kenedy 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.