Larimer County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Larimer County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 234 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Larimer County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.7% the month before
204,208
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
363,561
people in Larimer County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$91,364
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Larimer County ranks

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

November 2026

#9Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Mountain West49% · of 55
#12Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Mountain West3 per 100 · of 15
#12Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Mountain West20% · of 40
#14Best county job markets for job seekers in the Mountain West35 / 100 · of 15
#14Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Mountain West28 / 100 · of 15
#23Fastest-growing job markets in the Mountain West+0.8% · of 28

Larimer 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 0.8% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 4.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.2%, up 0.5 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,830 jobs), arts & recreation (+491 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−995 jobs), construction (−823 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Larimer 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.

Larimer County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
8
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Larimer County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 10, 2026	PetVet OperatingTakes effect Sep 8, 2026	Larimer	8	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Larimer 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.

Veralto21 open roles
Anduril Industries17 open roles
Woodward15 open roles
Advanced Energy13 open roles
Advanced Micro Devices12 open roles
HP11 open roles
AtmosZero8 open roles
Persistent Systems4 open roles
Agriculture, Rural Development3 open roles
Amazon3 open roles

Colleges in Larimer County

Colleges in Larimer County
College	City	Type	Students
Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Fort Collins	Public 4-year	20,000+

Workforce development and job centers

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

Larimer County Economic & Workforce Development
Larimer

Larimer County Economic & Workforce Development
Fort Collins · Comprehensive · 970-498-6600
Monday through Friday, 8 am - 5 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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