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Travis County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Travis County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. Employers filed 10 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 5,117 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Travis County economy

  • 3.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.7% the month before

  • 876,530

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,307,625

    people in Travis County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $97,169

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 56%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Travis County layoffs

  • 10

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 942

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 10

    employers

WARN notices filed in Travis County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
ZeniMax MEDIA INC. (Austin) Bethesda Game StudiosTakes effect Sep 4, 2026Travis County22—State record
Republic National Distributing Company, LLC (Reyes Holdings, L.L.C) AustinTakes effect Jun 21, 2026Travis County164—State record
T-Mobile USA, Inc.Takes effect Jun 8, 2026Travis County74—State record
Hyatt RegencyTakes effect May 31, 2026Travis County126—State record
Tempus Holding INC. d/b/a The Lodge Card ClubTakes effect Mar 24, 2026Travis County144—State record
Expedia Group Inc.Takes effect Apr 1, 2026Travis County100—State record
Future Proof Brands LLCTakes effect Feb 21, 2026Travis County158—State record
Couchbase, Inc.Takes effect Jan 12, 2026Travis County11—State record
AI FleetTakes effect Nov 4, 2025Travis County56—State record
Cherokee Nation System Solutions, L.L.C.Takes effect Dec 19, 2025Travis County87—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Travis 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. Amazon433 open roles
  2. Advanced Micro Devices192 open roles
  3. Apple108 open roles
  4. Fluidstack96 open roles
  5. Cloudflare94 open roles
  6. Saronic71 open roles
  7. Base Power65 open roles
  8. CesiumAstro64 open roles
  9. DroneDeploy61 open roles
  10. Apptronik57 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Travis County

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

Colleges in Travis County

Colleges in Travis County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
The University of Texas at AustinAustinPublic 4-year20,000+
Concordia University TexasAustinPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustinPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Saint Edward's UniversityAustinPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Austin Presbyterian Theological SeminaryAustinPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the SouthwestAustinPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Travis County

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

Conferences in Travis County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Travis County. 31 with dates announced.

  • Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL)

    Nov 9 to Nov 12, 2026 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Registration open; fees not shown on the home page.

  • Ragan Future of Communications Conference

    Nov 11 to Nov 13, 2026 · Austin, TX

    Ticket $2,988 to $3,495. Individual conference registration (standard) $2,988 summertime rate, $3,295 early bird, $3,395 VIP,…

  • NASP Annual Conference

    Nov 15 to Nov 18, 2026 · Austin, TX

    Ticket $1,950 to $2,700. Member $1,950; non-member $2,700; CLE add-on $700; guests $600.

    Open call for speakers

  • MLOps World | GenAI Summit

    Nov 17 to Nov 18, 2026 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Prices via Eventbrite, not shown; workshops Nov 19.

    Open call for speakers

  • NASPA Strategies Conference

    Jan 7 to Jan 9, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Page returned 403; dates from domain search.

  • BOMA Winter Business Meeting

    Jan 22 to Jan 25, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • ERCOT Power NEXT

    Jan 25 to Jan 27, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Ticket $2,495 to $2,695. Advance rate from Oct 24, 2026: Standard Access $2,495; Market Intelligence+ $2,695 (early bird through…

  • MBA Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo

    Feb 15 to Feb 18, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Ticket $1,299 to $3,199. Early rate through Jan 6, 2027: member from $1,299, non-member from $3,199; registration not yet open.

  • NAIFA-Texas Annual State Conference

    Feb 17 to Feb 19, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Ticket $102 to $250. $102 through Jan 11, 2027, $250 Jan 12-29.

  • VHMA Management Exchange

    Feb 18 to Feb 20, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read.

  • Product Marketing Summit Austin

    Feb 24 to Feb 25, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Prices not listed on the events page (brochure on request).

    Open call for speakers

  • Product-Led Summit

    Feb 24 to Feb 25, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Multi-city 2027 series: Austin Feb 24-25, New York Mar 25-26, Denver Apr 7-8, Seattle Jun 16-17; prices not seen.

Showing 12 of 37 conferences, 31 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Workforce Solutions Capital Area - East

    Austin · Comprehensive

    Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m

  • Workforce Solutions Capital Area - North

    Austin · Comprehensive · 512-454-9675

    Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Cities in Travis County

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Laid off or looking for work in Travis 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.