La Plata County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLa Plata County economy
3.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
28,509
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
56,088
people in La Plata County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$85,296
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where La Plata County ranks
Where La Plata County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
La Plata 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 2.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.9%, up 0.4 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in La Plata 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 La Plata 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.
La Plata County layoffs
No layoff notices naming La Plata 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 La Plata 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.
- Fort Lewis College3 open roles
- Memorial Hospital Logansport3 open roles
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Barr Engineering1 open role
- Ferrellgas Finance1 open role
- Food Management Search1 open role
- Fort Lewis1 open role
- Hilton Worldwide Holdings1 open role
- Move to Durango1 open role
- Rollins1 open role
Colleges in La Plata County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Lewis College | Durango | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving La Plata 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
Workforce Colorado ~ Rural Alliance ~ Durango
Durango · Comprehensive · 970-247-0308
Mon, Wed, Thur, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m; Tues/Friday - by appointment.
Cities in La Plata County
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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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