Mesa County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meMesa County economy
4.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
78,026
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
157,316
people in Mesa County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,485
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Mesa County ranks
Where Mesa County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #20Fastest-growing job markets in the Mountain West+3.4% · of 28
- #21Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mountain West2.9 per 10,000 · of 36
Mesa 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 3.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.4%, up 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+1,427 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+631 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: finance & insurance (−376 jobs)
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- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Mesa County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Mesa 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 Mesa 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.
- Colorado Mesa University6 open roles
- 84 Lumber2 open roles
- Nuclear Care Partners2 open roles
- The Cromeens Law Firm PLLC2 open roles
- Townsquare Media2 open roles
- Adelphi Staffing1 open role
- Alpine Banks of Colorado1 open role
- B.E. Smith1 open role
- BrightSpring Health Services1 open role
- Builders FirstSource1 open role
Colleges in Mesa County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Mesa University | Grand Junction | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Mesa 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).
Mesa County Workforce Center
Grand Junction · Comprehensive · 970-248-0871
Mon - Thurs 7:30am - 5:00pm Friday 7:30am - 12:00pm
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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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