Fort Carson, CO jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Logistics Management Analyst - (PBO) - Ft. Carson, COAkima Systems Engineering
- Training Specialist II - Dog HandlerAkima Systems Engineering
- Network Administrator (iPERMS)Chenega Base & Logistics Services
- Golf Course Manager NF-04 (NF-4)United States Army Installation Management Command
- Special Needs Inclusion Coordinator NF-04 (NF-4)United States Army Installation Management Command
- SUPERVISORY PARAMEDIC (SENIOR PARAMEDIC) (GS-11)U.S. Army Medical Command
- Human Resources Assistant (NAF/Developmental) NF-02/03 (NF-2/3)US Army Civilian Human Resources Agency
- SITEC - IT Specialist (JNY) - Fort Carson, COPeraton
- Clinical Psychologist (Mental Health Consultant) (GS-13)Military Treatment Facilities under DHA
- CYS Coordinator NF-05 (NF-5)United States Army Installation Management Command
Employers hiring most in Fort Carson
- United States Army Installation Management Command3 open roles
- Akima Systems Engineering2 open roles
- Chenega Base & Logistics Services1 open role
- Military Treatment Facilities under DHA1 open role
- Peraton1 open role
- U.S. Army Medical Command1 open role
- US Army Civilian Human Resources Agency1 open role
Fort Carson layoffs
No layoff notices naming Fort Carson 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.
El Paso 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 4.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.6%, up 0.7 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+7,013 jobs), professional & technical (+2,159 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,571 jobs), construction (−1,231 jobs)
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El Paso County economy
4.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
375,476
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
736,008
people in El Paso County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,470
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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