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Mesa County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Mesa County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 39 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Mesa County economy

  • 4.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.8% the month before

  • 77,444

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 157,316

    people in Mesa County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $71,485

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 38%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Mesa County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Mesa 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 Mesa 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. Old Dominion Freight Line4 open roles
  2. Veterans Health Administration3 open roles
  3. 84 Lumber2 open roles
  4. Townsquare Media2 open roles
  5. Adelphi Staffing1 open role
  6. Alpine Bank Opportunities1 open role
  7. Alpine Banks of Colorado1 open role
  8. Ariel Clinical Services1 open role
  9. Bohannan Huston1 open role
  10. Charlie Health1 open role

Colleges in Mesa County

Colleges in Mesa County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Colorado Mesa UniversityGrand JunctionPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Mesa County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Mesa County Workforce Center

    Grand Junction · Comprehensive · 970-248-0871

    Mon - Thurs 7:30am - 5:00pm Friday 7:30am - 12:00pm

Cities in Mesa County

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in Mesa 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.