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La Plata County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

La Plata County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 19 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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La Plata County economy

  • 4.1%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.4% the month before

  • 28,364

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 56,088

    people in La Plata County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $85,296

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 45%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

La Plata County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming La Plata 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 La Plata 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. Memorial Hospital Logansport3 open roles
  2. Rollins2 open roles
  3. TF Partners2 open roles
  4. Bureau of Reclamation1 open role
  5. Centennial HealthCare Corp. Defunct1 open role
  6. Charlie Health1 open role
  7. Ferrellgas Finance1 open role
  8. Food Management Search1 open role
  9. GE Healthcare1 open role
  10. Hilton Worldwide Holdings1 open role

Colleges in La Plata County

Colleges in La Plata County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Fort Lewis CollegeDurangoPublic 4-year1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving La Plata 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

  • Workforce Colorado ~ Rural Alliance ~ Durango

    Durango · Comprehensive · 970-247-0308

    Mon, Wed, Thur, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m; Tues/Friday - by appointment.

Cities in La Plata County

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in La Plata 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.