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Willacy County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Willacy County’s unemployment rate is 6.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Willacy County economy

  • 6.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.6% the month before

  • 8,723

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 20,218

    people in Willacy County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $45,645

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 23%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Willacy County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Willacy 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande - Raymondville

    Raymondville · Affiliate · 956-689-3412

    Monday - Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm

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Laid off or looking for work in Willacy 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.