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Pitkin County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pitkin County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 11 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Pitkin County economy

  • 3.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.6% the month before

  • 11,743

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 17,119

    people in Pitkin County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $100,318

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 46%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pitkin County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Pitkin 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 Pitkin 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. RH2 open roles
  2. Aspen Center for Environmental Studies1 open role
  3. Aspen Country Day School1 open role
  4. Confidential1 open role
  5. Marriott1 open role
  6. PCL Construction1 open role
  7. PNC Financial Services Group1 open role
  8. Reese Henry1 open role
  9. Vance Airscoop1 open role
  10. Vector Marketing1 open role

Conferences in Pitkin County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Pitkin County. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

  • Aspen Ideas Festival

    Usually June (next dates not announced) · Aspen, CO

    Paid ticket. 2026 festival June 25-July 1; pricing not listed; also Aspen Ideas Health, Climate, Economy.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Pitkin 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

Cities in Pitkin County

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in Pitkin 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.