Gilpin County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.3% the month before
3,584
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
5,877
people in Gilpin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$88,654
median household income
Source: Census ACS
55%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Gilpin County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Gilpin County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Gilpin 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.
- Caesars Entertainment3 open roles
- Caesers Entertainment2 open roles
- WSP1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Gilpin County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Workforce Colorado Board Jefferson, Clear Creek, Gilpin
Clear Creek, Gilpin, Jefferson
Cities in Gilpin County
- Black Hawk6 jobs
Other Colorado counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.