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Adams County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Adams County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 64 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Adams County economy

  • 4.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.1% the month before

  • 297,460

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 524,408

    people in Adams County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $91,387

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Adams County layoffs

  • 2

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 802

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 2

    employers

WARN notices filed in Adams County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
SP Plus - A Metropolis CompanyTakes effect Oct 1, 2026Adams73Loss of ContractState record
Alan RitcheyTakes effect Feb 28, 2026Adams729ClosureState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Adams 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.

  1. MYR Group12 open roles
  2. Re Build Manufacturing6 open roles
  3. Shamrock Foods6 open roles
  4. Crusoe5 open roles
  5. Amazon4 open roles
  6. 84 Lumber3 open roles
  7. Autozone2 open roles
  8. CV Resources2 open roles
  9. Google2 open roles
  10. Mckesson2 open roles

Colleges in Adams County

Colleges in Adams County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusDenverPublic 4-year20,000+

Job fairs and business events in Adams County

Hiring events, career workshops and business events in and around Adams County.

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Adams County Workforce & Business Center

    Brighton · Affiliate · 720-523-6900

    Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm- 4:30pm

  • Adams County Workforce & Business Center - Westminster

    Westminster · Affiliate · 720-523-2400

    Monday-Friday 7:30am - 5:00pm

Cities in Adams County

Other Colorado counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Adams County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Colorado’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.