Aurora, CO jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Principal Linux Systems AdministatorLeidos
- Senior Infrastructure/DevSecOps EngineerCaci NSS
- Release ManagerCaci-Iss
- Software Product OwnerCaci-Iss
- Intelligence AnalystCaci-Iss
- Executive Director, Environmental Health & SafetyConfidential
- Senior Staff AI/ML EngineerCaci-Iss
- Software EngineerCaci-Iss
- Python Software Engineer Level 2 Or 3Northrop Grumman
- Software EngineerCaci-Iss
Employers hiring most in Aurora
- Northrop Grumman27 open roles
- RTX20 open roles
- Quanta Services19 open roles
- BAE Systems17 open roles
- Philip Morris International15 open roles
- Amazon13 open roles
- Grvty10 open roles
- Northrop Grumman Systems10 open roles
- Two Six Technologies9 open roles
- Veterans Health Administration8 open roles
Aurora layoffs
No layoff notices naming Aurora 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.
Conferences in Aurora
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Aurora. 2 with dates announced.
- ACMP Change Denver (Change Management Conference)
May 1 to May 4, 2027 · Aurora, CO
Paid ticket. Early-access rates ran to Sep 30, 2026; amounts not shown in results read.
Open call for speakers · deadline Sep 30, 2026
- NCMA World Congress
Jul 25 to Jul 27, 2027 · Aurora, CO
Paid ticket. Price not read; check NCMA member rates.
Where Aurora ranks
Where Aurora placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Mountain West61 / 100 · of 11
- #4Best cities for pay after cost of living in the Mountain West$139k · of 11
- #5Best all-round cities for AI careers in the Mountain West54 / 100 · of 11
- #6Best college towns for junior jobs in the Mountain West30% · of 14
- #6Best cities for software and engineering jobs in the Mountain West137 openings · of 22
- #7Best cities for junior jobs in the Mountain West29% · of 19
Arapahoe County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 0.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.3%, up 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+8,132 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+1,013 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−2,771 jobs), information (−2,604 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Aurora. Each link goes to the publisher.
- 'Won't be empty long.' Jerzee's closing downtown Canton | ExclusiveCanton Repository on MSN · Oct 7, 2026
Learn and get funded in Aurora
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Aurora. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Colorado? How to file for unemployment in Colorado (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Arapahoe/Douglas Workforce Development Board
Arapahoe, Douglas
Arapahoe County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
371,702
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
655,709
people in Arapahoe County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$97,215
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Colorado’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Colorado unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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