Lake County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLake County economy
3.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
4,288
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
7,411
people in Lake County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$93,655
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Lake 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 19.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.8%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Lake 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 Lake 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.
Lake County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lake 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 Lake 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.
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- District-Wide1 open role
- Fremont Economic Development1 open role
- Safeway1 open role
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lake 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
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Leadville Workforce Center
Leadville · Affiliate · 719-486-2428
8:00 a.m -12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. M | W | F
Cities in Lake 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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