McLennan County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

McLennan County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 199 open professional jobs are in its cities.

McLennan County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
132,848
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
263,608
people in McLennan County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,888
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

McLennan County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
67
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in McLennan County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 28, 2026	Hello Bello Consumer WellnessTakes effect Nov 27, 2026	McLennan County	67	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in McLennan 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.

Baylor University49 open roles
SpaceX35 open roles
L3HARRIS Technologies23 open roles
Harris Health Strategic Fund10 open roles
Knauf North America4 open roles
Magnolia Oil & Gas4 open roles
Michels4 open roles
Forgent3 open roles
Powerx3 open roles
Amazon2 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in McLennan County

Baylor University1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in McLennan County

Colleges in McLennan County
College	City	Type	Students
Baylor University	Waco	Private nonprofit 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

Heart of Texas Workforce Development Board, Inc.
Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, Limestone, McLennan

Workforce Solutions for the Heart of Texas - Waco
Waco · Comprehensive · 254-296-5200
M, W, Th, F 8am-5pm; Tu 8am-7pm

Cities in McLennan County

Waco158 jobs
McGregor39 jobs

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Laid off or looking for work in McLennan County?

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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.