Alamosa, CO jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Alamosa

• Grant Project Director: Elevating Rural Educator AccessColorado POST
• Data Analyst IAdams State Universi
• County Executive Director Expanded (CO-5/12)Farm Service Agency
• Director of Financial AidAdams State University
• Project Director - Developing Rural Educators GrantAdams State University
• Assistant Professor of Social Work and MSW Program DirectorAdams State University
• Assistant Director of Sports Medicine / Athletic TrainerAdams State University
• Program Manager of Alumni RelationsAdams State University
• Senior Enrollment SpecialistAdams State University
• Program CoordinatorAdams State University

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Employers hiring most in Alamosa

1. Adams State University7 open roles
2. Adams State Universi1 open role
3. Colorado POST1 open role
4. Farm Service Agency1 open role

Alamosa layoffs

No layoff notices naming Alamosa in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

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Colleges in Alamosa

Alamosa County outlook: Cooling

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

• Private-sector jobs down 3.1% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 5.1%, up 0.6 points from a year ago
• Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−477 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Alamosa. Each link goes to the publisher.

• Los Alamos scientist’s AI materials startup to bring 80 jobs to Nambé PuebloYahoo Finance · Oct 20, 2026
• Pueblo commissioners eliminate receptionist jobs amid budget shortfallFighting Irish Wire · Oct 14, 2026

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Workforce development and job centers

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

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• Workforce Colorado Rural Alliance Workforce Development Board

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• Alamosa Workforce Center

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Alamosa County economy

• 5.1%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  4.5% the month before

• 7,688

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 16,515

  people in Alamosa County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $51,445

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 36%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS