Chaffee County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meChaffee County economy
3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.4% the month before
10,011
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,876
people in Chaffee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$70,909
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Chaffee 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 5.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 6.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.9%, up 0.5 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Chaffee County. 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 Chaffee 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.
Chaffee County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Chaffee 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.
Employers hiring most in Chaffee 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.
- Builders FirstSource1 open role
- Enhabit Home Health & Hospice1 open role
- Triumph Financial1 open role
- Winsupply Salida1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Chaffee 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).
- Workforce Colorado Rural Alliance Workforce Development Board
Alamosa, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Broomfield, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Elbert, Fremont, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, La Plata, Lake, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Washington, Yuma
Salida Workforce Center
Salida · Affiliate · 720-515-9759
Monday and Friday-remote working/Open to public Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:00-5:00pm Closed 12:00pm-1:00pm for lunch
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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