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Kit Carson County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kit Carson County’s unemployment rate is 2.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Kit Carson County economy

  • 2.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.8% the month before

  • 3,916

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 7,015

    people in Kit Carson County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $59,810

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Kit Carson County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Kit Carson 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 Kit Carson 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. Canon Careers1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Kit Carson 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

  • Burlington Workforce Center - Eastern Region

    Burlington · Comprehensive · 719-346-5331

    Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

Cities in Kit Carson County

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in Kit Carson 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.