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Lake County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lake County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 2 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lake County economy

  • 4.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.2% the month before

  • 4,403

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 7,411

    people in Lake County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $93,655

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 46%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lake County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Lake 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 Lake 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. Freeport McMoRan1 open role
  2. Fremont Economic Development1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lake 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

  • Leadville Workforce Center

    Leadville · Affiliate · 719-486-2428

    8:00 a.m -12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. M | W | F

Cities in Lake County

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in Lake 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.