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Montezuma County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Montezuma County’s unemployment rate is 5.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Montezuma County economy

  • 5.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.3% the month before

  • 10,856

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 26,204

    people in Montezuma County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $63,005

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Montezuma County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Montezuma 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 Montezuma 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. Kinder Morgan2 open roles
  2. Community Hospital1 open role
  3. CrossMMG1 open role
  4. Helen of Troy1 open role
  5. Walgreens1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Montezuma 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

  • Cortez Workforce Center

    Cortez · Comprehensive · 970-565-3759

    Mon - Fri, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Cities in Montezuma County

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in Montezuma County?

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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.