El Paso County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

El Paso County’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 697 open professional jobs are in its cities.

El Paso County economy

4.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.9% the month before
372,956
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
736,008
people in El Paso County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$87,470
median household income
Source: Census ACS
46%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

El Paso County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming El Paso 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 El Paso 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.

Northrop Grumman58 open roles
Trinzic31 open roles
Odyssey Systems Consulting20 open roles
Keysight Technologies19 open roles
L3HARRIS Technologies18 open roles
Trace315 open roles
CACI International13 open roles
Entegris12 open roles
Lockheed Martin12 open roles
Peraton10 open roles

Colleges in El Paso County

Colleges in El Paso County
College	City	Type	Students
University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Colorado College	Colorado Springs	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
United States Air Force Academy	USAF Academy	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Nazarene Bible College	Colorado Springs	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in El Paso County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in El Paso County. 4 with dates announced.

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.
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…
NAB Annual Meeting (nursing home administrator licensing boards)
Jun 9 to Jun 11, 2027 · Colorado Springs, CO
Paid ticket. Pricing not read.
Mining Forum Americas
Sep 19 to Sep 22, 2027 · Colorado Springs, CO
Apply to attend. Price not published; investors qualify first, corporate delegates register through their company.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

Pike's Peak Workforce Development Board
El Paso, Teller

Pikes Peak Workforce Center Main
Colorado Springs · Comprehensive · 719-667-3700
Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm (Closes 2nd Friday of Each Month at noon)
High Prairie Library
Peyton · Affiliate
1st and 3rd Wednesdays from 1:00 - 4:00 PM

Cities in El Paso County

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Laid off or looking for work in El Paso County?

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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.