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Garfield County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Garfield County’s unemployment rate is 3.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 17 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Garfield County economy

  • 3.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.8% the month before

  • 33,103

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 62,034

    people in Garfield County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $86,172

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Garfield County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Garfield 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 Garfield 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. Alpine Bank Opportunities2 open roles
  2. Gould Construction2 open roles
  3. Alpine Banks of Colorado1 open role
  4. Colorado Mountain College-Glenwood Springs1 open role
  5. Elwood Staffing1 open role
  6. Garfield County Colorado1 open role
  7. Grand River Health1 open role
  8. Huber1 open role
  9. Mountain Chevrolet1 open role
  10. Mountain Family Health Centers1 open role

Colleges in Garfield County

Colleges in Garfield County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood SpringsPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Garfield 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

  • Glenwood Springs Workforce Center

    Glenwood Springs · Comprehensive · 970-945-8638

    Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 5:00pm. Fridays available virtually and by phone 8:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 5:00pm.

Cities in Garfield County

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in Garfield 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.