Local Unemployment Rates:  4.2%

Gatesville draws from a labor pool encompassing an area of approximately 40 miles, including portions of the Waco MSA, with a labor force of 111,800, and the Temple/Killeen/Fort Hood MSA, with a total civilian labor force of 146,000.

Major Employers

• Texas Dept of Criminal Justice, 1401 State School Road, 254-865-8431 No. Employees:  2.900 (approximately 1,500 reside in Coryell County) 
• UTMB Managed Care, Hilltop Unit, 254-865-8901 No. Employees:  320
• Coryell Memorial Hospital, 1507 West Main Street, 254-865-8251 No. Employees:  405
• Gatesville School District, 311 South Lovers Lane, 254-865-7251 No. Employees:  360
• Texas Army National Guard (M.A.T.E.S.), P.O. Box 540, 254-865-7400 No. Employees:  250
• Kalyn Seibert LP, 1505 West Main Street, 254-865-7235 No. Employees:  166
• Laerdal/MPL, 7221 FM 116, P.O. Box 38, 254-865-7221 No. Employees:  150
• City of Gatesville, 110 North 8th Street, 254-865-8951 No. Employees:  70
• Coryell County, 620 East Main Street, 254-865-5911 No. Employees:  165
• Wal-Mart Stores, 2401 South Highway 36, 254-865-8991 No. Employees:  350
• H-E-B Grocery Stores, 1207 Main Street, 254-865-8491 No. Employees:  99