Pueblo County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near mePueblo County economy
6.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.2% the month before
71,039
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
168,726
people in Pueblo County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,250
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Pueblo County ranks
Where Pueblo County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #24Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mountain West2.3 per 10,000 · of 36
Pueblo County outlook: Cooling
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 3.5% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 6.1%, up 0.9 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+969 jobs), manufacturing (+376 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,090 jobs), retail (−494 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Pueblo 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 Pueblo 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.
Pueblo County layoffs
9
Layoff notices, last 12 months
222
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
4
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BattelleTakes effect Nov 9, 2026 | Pueblo | 15 | PCAPP Milestone Project Completions | State record | |
| Navajo Manufacturing Co. Inc. | Pueblo | 102 | Divesture | State record | |
| BattelleTakes effect Oct 12, 2026 | Pueblo | 1 | PCAPP Milestone Project Completions | State record | |
| BattelleTakes effect Oct 5, 2026 | Pueblo | 12 | PCAPP Milestone Project Completions | State record | |
| BattelleTakes effect Aug 10, 2026 | Pueblo | 1 | PCAPP Milestone Project Completions | State record | |
| CAETakes effect Aug 3, 2026 | Pueblo | 58 | Closure | State record | |
| BattelleTakes effect Jun 8, 2026 | Pueblo | 21 | Project Milestone Completion | State record | |
| BatelleTakes effect Apr 27, 2026 | Pueblo | 11 | Project Milestone Completion | State record | |
| BattelleTakes effect Mar 16, 2026 | Pueblo | 1 | Projec Milestone Completion | State record |
Employers hiring most in Pueblo 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.
- Voyager Technologies13 open roles
- Trane U.s.10 open roles
- RTX7 open roles
- Trane Technologies4 open roles
- Voyager Technologies4 open roles
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology3 open roles
- Federal Aviation Administration2 open roles
- Pueblo School District 602 open roles
- Trane U.s.2 open roles
- Voyager Space2 open roles
Colleges in Pueblo County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado State University Pueblo | Pueblo | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Pueblo 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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Pueblo Workforce Center
Pueblo · Comprehensive · 719-562-3731
Monday - Friday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
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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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