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Montrose County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Montrose County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Montrose County economy

  • 4.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    3.9% the month before

  • 20,159

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 43,272

    people in Montrose County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $66,072

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 32%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Montrose County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Montrose 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 Montrose 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. Townsquare Media2 open roles
  2. Axis Health System1 open role
  3. Builders FirstSource1 open role
  4. Charter Communications1 open role
  5. Davita1 open role
  6. GPAC1 open role
  7. National Park Service1 open role
  8. ReBill1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Montrose 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

    Montrose · Comprehensive · 970-249-7783

    8-5 Monday - Thursday, Friday by Appointment

Cities in Montrose County

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in Montrose 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.