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Alamosa County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Alamosa County’s unemployment rate is 5.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Alamosa County economy

  • 5.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 7,740

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 16,515

    people in Alamosa County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $51,445

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 36%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Alamosa County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Alamosa County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Alamosa 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. Adams State University1 open role
  2. Conflux Systems1 open role
  3. Leavitt Group1 open role
  4. Pepsico1 open role

Colleges in Alamosa County

Colleges in Alamosa County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Adams State UniversityAlamosaPublic 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Workforce Colorado Rural Alliance Workforce Development Board

    Alamosa, Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Broomfield, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Elbert, Fremont, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, La Plata, Lake, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Washington, Yuma

  • Alamosa Workforce Center

    Alamosa · Affiliate · 719-589-5118

    Mon - Fri 8:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Cities in Alamosa County

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in Alamosa 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.