Arapahoe County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Arapahoe County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 886 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

Where Arapahoe County ranks

Where Arapahoe County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#3Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Mountain West36% · of 40
#5Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Mountain West6 per 100 · of 15
#11Best county job markets for job seekers in the Mountain West39 / 100 · of 15
#11Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Mountain West46 / 100 · of 15
#12Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Mountain West46% · of 55
#20Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors36% · of 100

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 Arapahoe County. 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 Arapahoe County

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.

Arapahoe County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Arapahoe County 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Arapahoe County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Sikorsky Aircraft62 open roles
Lockheed Martin Services58 open roles
Lockheed Martin Services35 open roles
General Atomics29 open roles
Northrop Grumman29 open roles
Sikorsky Aircraft24 open roles
Quanta Services23 open roles
Rocket Lab20 open roles
RTX20 open roles
Merrick Medical Center18 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Arapahoe County

Aurora Innovation1,001–5,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Arapahoe County

Colleges in Arapahoe County
College	City	Type	Students
Denver Seminary	Littleton	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in Arapahoe County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Arapahoe County. 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.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Arapahoe County. 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/Douglas Lima Plaza Workforce Center
Centennial · Comprehensive · 303-636-1160
Monday (Virtual Services only 8am-4:30pm) Tuesday-Friday, 8am-4#0pm

Cities in Arapahoe County

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Colorado’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Colorado unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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