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Pueblo County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Pueblo County’s unemployment rate is 6.6%. Employers filed 9 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 53 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Pueblo County economy

  • 6.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.5% the month before

  • 69,890

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 168,726

    people in Pueblo County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $62,250

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pueblo County layoffs

  • 9

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 222

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 4

    employers

WARN notices filed in Pueblo County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
BattelleTakes effect Nov 9, 2026Pueblo15PCAPP Milestone Project CompletionsState record
Navajo Manufacturing Co. Inc.Pueblo102DivestureState record
BattelleTakes effect Oct 12, 2026Pueblo1PCAPP Milestone Project CompletionsState record
BattelleTakes effect Oct 5, 2026Pueblo12PCAPP Milestone Project CompletionsState record
BattelleTakes effect Aug 10, 2026Pueblo1PCAPP Milestone Project CompletionsState record
CAETakes effect Aug 3, 2026Pueblo58ClosureState record
BattelleTakes effect Jun 8, 2026Pueblo21Project Milestone CompletionState record
BatelleTakes effect Apr 27, 2026Pueblo11Project Milestone CompletionState record
BattelleTakes effect Mar 16, 2026Pueblo1Projec Milestone CompletionState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Pueblo 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. Trane U.s.11 open roles
  2. Voyager Technologies10 open roles
  3. RTX6 open roles
  4. Voyager Technologies4 open roles
  5. Pueblo School District 602 open roles
  6. Trane U.s.2 open roles
  7. Xcel Energy2 open roles
  8. Boys & Girls Clubs Of America1 open role
  9. Cesna Recruitment1 open role
  10. CF&I Steel, L.P.1 open role

Colleges in Pueblo County

Colleges in Pueblo County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Colorado State University PuebloPuebloPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Pueblo 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

  • Pueblo Workforce Center

    Pueblo · Comprehensive · 719-562-3731

    Monday - Friday 9:00 am-4:30 pm

Cities in Pueblo County

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in Pueblo 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.