Moab, UT jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Moab
- Management and Program Analyst - Recent GraduateDepartment Of Energy
- Project EngineerMariana Minerals
- Process EngineerMariana Minerals
- Camp Facilities ManagerUnder Canvas
- Staff Mining EngineerMariana Minerals
- Director of Mining and Technical ServicesMariana Minerals
- Sr./Staff Technical Program Manager - CopperMariana Minerals
Employers hiring most in Moab
- Mariana Minerals5 open roles
- Department Of Energy1 open role
- Under Canvas1 open role
Moab layoffs
No layoff notices naming Moab 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.
Grand 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 down 1.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.7%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Moab. Each link goes to the publisher.
- Helicopter wildlife sweep disrupts 3 Utah national parksTravelHost on MSN · Nov 8, 2026
- Utah County nonprofit to close Heber City food pantry; announces layoffsKSL · Oct 26, 2026
- ‘We need help’: Homeless cleanup nonprofit furloughs employees, faces full shutdownYahoo · Oct 23, 2026
- The Gambling Wire: Utah Sues Kalshi as Flutter Plans 1,400 Job CutsGambling Insider · Oct 21, 2026
- Are you giving taxpayers shares? — Tucker Carlson grills Kevin O'Leary over $15 billion Utah data center asking taxpayers to payBenzinga on MSN · Oct 20, 2026
- He lost his ghost-writing job. She was let go as an app designer. Here’s how they think Utah should protect workers and rein in AI.The Salt Lake Tribune on MSN · Oct 19, 2026
- As AI races forward, Utah researchers work to keep humans in controlKUTV on MSN · Oct 8, 2026
Learn and get funded in Moab
- 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Moab. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Utah? How to file for unemployment in Utah (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Utah Workforce Development Board
Serves all of Utah
Department of Workforce Services - Moab Employment Center
Moab · Affiliate · 801-526-0950
Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm
Grand County economy
2.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
2.8% the month before
6,672
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
9,697
people in Grand County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,521
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Utah’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Utah unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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