Matagorda County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Matagorda County’s unemployment rate is 6.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Matagorda County economy

6.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.3% the month before
17,436
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
36,274
people in Matagorda County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,174
median household income
Source: Census ACS
27%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Matagorda County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Matagorda 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 Matagorda 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

Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Bay City
Bay City · Comprehensive · 979-245-4808
Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Laid off or looking for work in Matagorda 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.