Van Zandt County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Van Zandt County’s unemployment rate is 4.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Van Zandt County economy

4.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.4% the month before
28,419
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
61,323
people in Van Zandt County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,274
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Van Zandt County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Van Zandt 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

Employers hiring most in Van Zandt 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.

baytownpiratesbay1 open role
Door Controls1 open role
Driven Brands Holdings1 open role
East Bay Restaurant Supply1 open role
MileHigh Adjusters Houston1 open role
Schumacher Operations1 open role
Sunrise Telecom1 open role
Two Leopard1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Van Zandt 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

Cities in Van Zandt County

Canton7 jobs

Other Texas counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Van Zandt 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.