Smith County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Smith County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 113 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Smith County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
123,004
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
238,014
people in Smith County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,923
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Smith County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
85
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Smith County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jun 12, 2026	FortrexTakes effect Jun 26, 2026	Smith County	85	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Smith 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.

Delek US6 open roles
Trane U.s.6 open roles
BJ's Wholesale Club5 open roles
Langan5 open roles
Nexstar Media Group4 open roles
Snelling Tyler4 open roles
Southside Bank4 open roles
Ardent Health3 open roles
Arrow Child & Family Ministries3 open roles
Powerx3 open roles

Colleges in Smith County

Colleges in Smith County
College	City	Type	Students
The University of Texas at Tyler	Tyler	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Texas College	Tyler	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

East Texas Workforce Development Board
Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Henderson, Marion, Panola, Rains, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood

Workforce Solutions East Texas - Tyler
Tyler · Affiliate · 903-561-8131
Monday-Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Cities in Smith County

Tyler110 jobs
Lindale3 jobs

Other Texas counties

All of Texas

Laid off or looking for work in Smith 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.