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Colorado jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help

Colorado’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. 6,913 open professional jobs are listed here. Employers filed 47 layoff notices in the last 12 months. Choose a county or city for the same picture closer to home.

Colorado economy

  • 4.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.9% the month before

  • 3,182,350

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 5,810,774

    people in Colorado

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $92,470

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 47%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Colorado layoffs

  • 47

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 5,735

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 34

    employers

WARN notices filed in Colorado, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
BattelleTakes effect Dec 7, 2026Battelle4Completion of PCAPP Project ObjectivesState record
Intermountain Health/TrinsicTakes effect Dec 9, 2026—117Closure. Transitiion to UCHealthState record
T&H/KIRA: KIRA Infrastructure, KIRA Integrated Solutions, T&H Solutions, T&H Se…Takes effect Nov 27, 2026Pikes Peak264Kira has been selected so if contract is finalized no net layoffsState record
CemexTakes effect Nov 2, 2026Boulder70Staff Rebalancing at Lyons Cement PlantState record
BattelleTakes effect Nov 9, 2026Pueblo15PCAPP Milestone Project CompletionsState record
Navajo Manufacturing Co. Inc.Pueblo102DivestureState record
SP Plus - A Metropolis CompanyTakes effect Oct 1, 2026Adams73Loss of ContractState record
Mission FoodsTakes effect Oct 13, 2026Mission Foods90ClosureState record
BattelleTakes effect Oct 12, 2026Pueblo1PCAPP Milestone Project CompletionsState record
Montrose Forest ProductsTakes effect Sep 8, 2026Montrose Forest Products90ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

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Employers hiring most in Colorado

Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.

  1. BAE Systems179 open roles
  2. True Anomaly126 open roles
  3. Lockheed Martin124 open roles
  4. Amazon112 open roles
  5. Blue Origin102 open roles
  6. CesiumAstro85 open roles
  7. Avalara79 open roles
  8. Davita74 open roles
  9. Ursa Major Technologies74 open roles
  10. CACI International58 open roles
  11. Northrop Grumman57 open roles
  12. Lockheed Martin Services56 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Colorado

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Higher education in Colorado

  • 24

    public and private nonprofit colleges

    Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

  • about 371,000

    students enrolled

    Estimated from size bands

Largest colleges in Colorado

Largest colleges in Colorado
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort CollinsPublic 4-year20,000+
University of Colorado BoulderBoulderPublic 4-year20,000+
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenverPublic 4-year20,000+
Colorado State University GlobalDenverPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Metropolitan State University of DenverDenverPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado SpringsPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
University of DenverDenverPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Colorado Christian UniversityLakewoodPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand JunctionPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood SpringsPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Colorado School of MinesGoldenPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Colorado State University PuebloPuebloPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

All 24 Colorado colleges

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Colorado. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

44 American Job Centers in Colorado

Job fairs and business events in Colorado

Hiring events, career workshops, small-business counseling and startup events from chambers, job centers, workforce boards, colleges and economic-development groups in Colorado.

Conferences in Colorado

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Colorado, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 46 with dates announced.

  • ISC2 Security Congress

    Oct 24 to Oct 28, 2026 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Pass prices not shown on the agenda announcement; earns up to 81.5 CPE.

  • Gartner Customer Service & Support Conference

    Nov 4 to Nov 5, 2026 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Price not captured.

  • Rocky Mountain ETA Conference

    Nov 7, 2026 · Boulder, CO

    Ticket About $149. General admission $149; one-day event with breakfast, lunch and evening reception.

  • CHIME Fall Forum

    Nov 11 to Nov 14, 2026 · Denver, CO

    By invitation only. Rate $2,395 since Aug 15, 2026 (anniversary rate $795 expired); main sessions Nov 12-13.

  • ETHDenver

    Nov 18, 2026 · Denver, CO

    Apply to attend. 2026 general admission was $599; attendance by application. 2027 dates not yet posted (2026 ran Feb 17-21).

  • Sundance Film Festival

    Jan 21 to Jan 31, 2027 · Boulder, CO

    Paid ticket. Pass pricing not in results.

  • EXHIBITORLIVE

    Feb 14 to Feb 18, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Exhibition Feb 15-17.

  • Rocky Mountain Corporate Growth Conference (DealSource)

    Feb 17 to Feb 18, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Ticket $775 to $2,975. DealSource packages: PE from $1,675 early member to $2,975 regular non-member with lounge table; IB from…

  • Wild West Hackin' Fest @ Mile High

    Feb 17 to Feb 19, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Pre-conference training Feb 16-17; prices not shown on home page.

    Open call for speakers

  • MINEXCHANGE SME Annual Conference & Expo

    Feb 28 to Mar 3, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Ticket $945 to $1,565. Full conference: SME member $945 early bird (to Jan 14), $1,095 standard, $1,245 onsite; nonmember $1,265…

    Open call for speakers · deadline Aug 1, 2026

  • HBMA Innovation Conference

    Mar 8 to Mar 10, 2027 · Colorado Springs, CO

    Ticket $799 to $1,099. Early bird through Jan 15, 2027: member $799, non-member $1,099. Standard rate after that not shown.

  • ABC Convention

    Mar 9 to Mar 11, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Early-bird deadline Jan 15, 2027; CM Competition early rate $495 for students.

  • NICAR Data Journalism Conference

    Mar 11 to Mar 14, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Fee not in results.

  • WiCyS Annual Conference

    Mar 17 to Mar 19, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Free expo, paid sessions. Students cannot buy open registration; they attend by scholarship. General registration opens in…

    Open call for speakers

  • AMTA/AWWA Membrane Technology Conference

    Mar 22 to Mar 25, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Ticket $930 to $1,240. 2026 rate card: member early $930, non-member regular $1,240; 2027 registration opens late October 2026.

  • Cvent CONNECT

    Apr 5 to Apr 8, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Pricing not published on the pages read.

  • Customer Success Summit Denver

    Apr 7 to Apr 8, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Ticket About $995. Individual pass $995 (listed against a crossed-out $1,295); Pro+ membership $1,999 includes the summit.

  • Product Marketing Summit Denver

    Apr 7 to Apr 8, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Prices not listed on the events page (brochure on request).

    Open call for speakers

  • SHRM Talent 2027

    Apr 11 to Apr 13, 2027 · Denver Metro Area, CO

    Ticket About $1,895. Member $1,895 individual, $1,705 team (5+); lowest rate until Dec 5; non-member price on SHRM rates page.…

  • Space Symposium

    Apr 12 to Apr 15, 2027 · Colorado Springs, CO

    Ticket $2,960 to $3,560. Industry standard registration: $2,960 by Feb 17, 2027; $3,260 Feb 18 to Apr 11; $3,560 onsite. The…

  • NASCC: The Steel Conference

    Apr 14 to Apr 16, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • SANS AI Cybersecurity Summit

    Apr 27 to Apr 28, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Ticket $525 to $5,250. Summit only $525; summit plus course $5,250.

  • ACMP Change Denver (Change Management Conference)

    May 1 to May 4, 2027 · Aurora, CO

    Paid ticket. Early-access rates ran to Sep 30, 2026; amounts not shown in results read.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Sep 30, 2026

  • Auto Care Connect

    May 10 to May 13, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Price not published in search result.

Showing 24 of 55 conferences, 46 with dates announced.

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Colorado counties

Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.

Colorado cities

Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.

Laid off or looking for work in Colorado?

See what to do first, what Colorado unemployment benefits pay, and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; WARN notices from Colorado’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. Colorado unemployment benefits.