Gunnison, CO jobs, layoffs and employers

Jobs in Gunnison

• Principal Reinsurance Placement ConsultantAmerican Family Insurance
• Planning/Scheduling ManagerBechtel
• Project Procurement Operations ManagerBechtel
• Complex Claims Unit Environmental - Claim Consultant or SpecialistThe Hartford
• Rigging EngineerBechtel
• Mechanical Equipment EngineerBechtel
• Security Engineer, Corporate SecurityFlexport
• Product Manager, Healthcare Platforms & IntegrationsExperian
• Outside Sales RepresentativeBuilders FirstSource
• Senior AccountantGunnison County, Colorado

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Employers hiring most in Gunnison

1. Bechtel6 open roles
2. Experian2 open roles
3. Flexport2 open roles
4. American Family Insurance1 open role
5. Builders FirstSource1 open role
6. Gunnison County, Colorado1 open role
7. The Hartford1 open role
8. Uber1 open role

Gunnison layoffs

No layoff notices naming Gunnison 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 Gunnison

Gunnison 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 2.6% from 2022 to 2025
• Population up 2.9% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.6%, up 0.5 points from a year ago

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Gunnison. 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

Learn and get funded in Gunnison

• 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 Gunnison. 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).

• Workforce Colorado Rural Alliance Workforce Development Board

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• Colorado Workforce Center at Gunnison

  Gunnison · Affiliate · 970-641-0031

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Gunnison County economy

• 3.6%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.1% the month before

• 10,213

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 17,158

  people in Gunnison County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $77,358

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 46%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

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