Eagle County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Eagle County economy

• 3.4%

  unemployment, Sep 2026

  3.0% the month before

• 33,165

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 55,374

  people in Eagle County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $103,174

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 43%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Eagle 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 4.0% from 2022 to 2025
• Population down 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
• Unemployment 3.4%, up 0.4 points from a year ago
• Sectors adding the most jobs: construction (+325 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Eagle 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 Eagle 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.

Eagle County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Eagle 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.

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Employers hiring most in Eagle 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.

1. Vail Resorts19 open roles
2. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts4 open roles
3. East West Hospitality2 open roles
4. East-West1 open role
5. Exclusive Resorts1 open role
6. Marriott International1 open role
7. PCL Construction1 open role
8. PNC Financial Services Group1 open role
9. SRE Building Associates1 open role
10. The Westin Riverfront Mountain Villas1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Eagle 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

• Edwards Workforce Center

  Edwards · Comprehensive · 970-926-4440

  Temporarily Closed, Please call 970-945-8638 or 970-668-5360 to schedule a virtual or in-person appointment.

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