El Paso County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

El Paso County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 659 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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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

Where El Paso County ranks

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

November 2026

#7Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Mountain West28% · of 40
#10Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Mountain West4 per 100 · of 15
#11Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Mountain West46% · of 55
#12Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Mountain West41 / 100 · of 15
#13Best county job markets for job seekers in the Mountain West36 / 100 · of 15
#15Fastest-growing job markets in the Mountain West+4.3% · of 28

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)

Learn and get funded in El Paso 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.

El Paso County layoffs

No layoff notices naming El Paso 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 El Paso 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.

Northrop Grumman52 open roles
Trinzic36 open roles
Odyssey Systems Consulting24 open roles
Keysight Technologies20 open roles
L3HARRIS Technologies19 open roles
Modern Technology Solutions16 open roles
Parsons16 open roles
Trace315 open roles
Harris Health Strategic Fund14 open roles
Anduril Industries11 open roles

Colleges in El Paso County

Colleges in El Paso County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Colorado College	Colorado Springs	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
United States Air Force Academy	USAF Academy	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Nazarene Bible College	Colorado Springs	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in El Paso County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in El Paso County. 4 with dates announced.

HBMA Innovation Conference
Mar 8 to Mar 10, 2027 · Colorado Springs, CO
Ticket $799 to $1,099. Early bird through Jan 15, 2027: member $799, non-member $1,099. Standard rate after that not shown.
Space Symposium
Apr 12 to Apr 15, 2027 · Colorado Springs, CO
Ticket $2,960 to $3,560. Industry standard registration: $2,960 by Feb 17, 2027; $3,260 Feb 18 to Apr 11; $3,560 onsite. The…
NAB Annual Meeting (nursing home administrator licensing boards)
Jun 9 to Jun 11, 2027 · Colorado Springs, CO
Paid ticket. Pricing not read.
Mining Forum Americas
Sep 19 to Sep 22, 2027 · Colorado Springs, CO
Apply to attend. Price not published; investors qualify first, corporate delegates register through their company.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving El Paso 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).

Pike's Peak Workforce Development Board
El Paso, Teller

Pikes Peak Workforce Center Main
Colorado Springs · Comprehensive · 719-667-3700
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (Closes 2nd Friday of Each Month at noon)
High Prairie Library
Peyton · Affiliate
1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 1:00 - 4:00 PM

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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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