Gunnison County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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

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 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 Gunnison 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.

Gunnison County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Gunnison 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 Gunnison 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. Bechtel7 open roles
2. Vail Resorts7 open roles
3. Builders FirstSource2 open roles
4. American Family Insurance1 open role
5. Experian1 open role
6. Flexport1 open role
7. Gunnison County, Colorado1 open role
8. The Hartford1 open role
9. Uber1 open role
10. Western Colorado University1 open role

Colleges in Gunnison County

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Gunnison 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).

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• Colorado Workforce Center at Gunnison

  Gunnison · Affiliate · 970-641-0031

  Monday- Thursday- 8:30 to 4:30

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