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Arapahoe County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Arapahoe County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,001 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Arapahoe County economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.8% the month before

  • 369,771

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 655,709

    people in Arapahoe County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $97,215

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 46%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Arapahoe County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe 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. Lockheed Martin109 open roles
  2. United Launch Alliance43 open roles
  3. Lockheed Martin Services38 open roles
  4. General Atomics31 open roles
  5. Northrop Grumman31 open roles
  6. RTX26 open roles
  7. CACI International22 open roles
  8. CoBank ACB21 open roles
  9. BAE Systems18 open roles
  10. Black & Veatch18 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Arapahoe County

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

Colleges in Arapahoe County

Colleges in Arapahoe County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Denver SeminaryLittletonPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Job fairs and business events in Arapahoe County

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

Conferences in Arapahoe County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Arapahoe County. 2 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Arapahoe/Douglas Lima Plaza Workforce Center

    Centennial · Comprehensive · 303-636-1160

    Monday (Virtual Services only 8am-4:30pm) Tuesday-Friday, 8am-4#0pm

Cities in Arapahoe County

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in Arapahoe 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.