Rio Grande County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Rio Grande County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Rio Grande County economy

5.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
5,222
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
11,394
people in Rio Grande County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,166
median household income
Source: Census ACS
45%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Rio Grande County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande 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.

Slvrec1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Rio Grande 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

Monte Vista Workforce Center
Monte Vista · Affiliate · 719-852-5171
Mon - Thu 8:00am - 12:00pm and 1:00pm - 5:00 pm; Fridays, By Appointment.

Cities in Rio Grande County

Monte Vista1 jobs

Other Colorado counties

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Laid off or looking for work in Rio Grande County?

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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.