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Tarrant County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Tarrant County’s unemployment rate is 4.4%. Employers filed 26 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,654 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Tarrant County economy

  • 4.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 1,222,284

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 2,135,743

    people in Tarrant County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $81,905

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Tarrant County layoffs

  • 26

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 3,058

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 21

    employers

WARN notices filed in Tarrant County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Provider Partner Care Management L.PTakes effect Dec 6, 2026Tarrant County79—State record
Cayuga Home for ChildrenTakes effect Jan 4, 2027Tarrant County18—State record
Truist BankTakes effect Nov 30, 2026Tarrant County205—State record
CTI Foods Bean, LLCTakes effect Nov 9, 2026Tarrant County66—State record
A Metropolis CompanyTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Tarrant County130—State record
A Metropolis CompanyTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Tarrant County90—State record
A Metropolis CompanyTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Tarrant County87—State record
A Metropolis CompanyTakes effect Sep 30, 2026Tarrant County6—State record
Amcor Rigid Packaging USA, LLCTakes effect Jul 2, 2026Tarrant County56—State record
SodexoTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Tarrant County291—State record
Republic National Distributing Company, LLC (Reyes Holdings, L.L.C) Grand Prair…Takes effect Jun 21, 2026Tarrant County689—State record
Ampac Mobile Holdings, LLCTakes effect Jun 7, 2026Tarrant County52—State record
GoldStar Transit (GST) Eagle Mountain/Saginaw Independent School DistrictTakes effect May 29, 2026Tarrant County336—State record
Albertsons #106Takes effect Apr 25, 2026Tarrant County82—State record
Albertsons #4286Takes effect Apr 25, 2026Tarrant County56—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Tarrant 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.

  1. Lockheed Martin92 open roles
  2. Lockheed Martin Services49 open roles
  3. GM Financial40 open roles
  4. Celestica34 open roles
  5. JPS Health Network27 open roles
  6. Ptrglobal20 open roles
  7. University of North Texas System20 open roles
  8. Confidential18 open roles
  9. Lockheed Martin Services15 open roles
  10. Robert Half15 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Tarrant County

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

Colleges in Tarrant County

Colleges in Tarrant County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonPublic 4-year20,000+
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort WorthPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
The Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryFort WorthPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
University of North Texas Health Science CenterFort WorthPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Arlington Baptist UniversityArlingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Brite Divinity SchoolFort WorthPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Messenger CollegeBedfordPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
The King's UniversitySouthlakePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Tarrant County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Tarrant County.

Conferences in Tarrant County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Tarrant County. 12 with dates announced.

Showing 12 of 16 conferences, 12 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Arlington Workforce Center-Workforce Solutions

    Arlington · Affiliate · 817-413-4000

    Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

  • Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County - Resource Connection Workforce Center

    Fort Worth · Comprehensive · 817-413-4000

    M-F 8am-5pm

  • Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Alliance Workforce Center

    Fort Worth · Affiliate

    Monday -Friday8:00am-5:00pm

  • Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Central Workforce Center

    Fort Worth · Affiliate

    Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

  • Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County - Mid-Cities Workforce Center

    Hurst · Affiliate · 817-413-4000

    MF 8-5

Cities in Tarrant County

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Laid off or looking for work in Tarrant County?

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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.