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Delta County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Delta County’s unemployment rate is 6.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Delta County economy

  • 6.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.1% the month before

  • 11,288

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 31,353

    people in Delta County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $58,330

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Delta County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Delta 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

Job fairs and business events in Delta County

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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Delta 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

  • Colorado Workforce Center at Delta

    Delta · Comprehensive · 970-874-5781

    Mon - Fri 8:00 - 5:00

Cities in Delta County

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Laid off or looking for work in Delta 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.