Liberty County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Liberty County economy
6.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.0% the month before
44,831
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
97,993
people in Liberty County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,773
median household income
Source: Census ACS
26%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Liberty County layoffs
1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
2
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firebird Bulk Carriers, Inc (Dayton)Takes effect Dec 31, 2025 | Liberty County | 2 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Liberty 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.
- 11th Hour Staffing1 open role
- DSJ Global1 open role
- Metric Geo1 open role
- MileHigh Adjusters Houston1 open role
- Robert Half1 open role
- Southside Bank1 open role
- Steel Dynamics1 open role
- Tidal Wave1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Liberty County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board
Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Wharton
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Cities in Liberty County
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.