Routt County, CO jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Routt County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Routt County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.0% the month before
13,713
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
24,990
people in Routt County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$104,803
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Routt County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Routt 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 Routt 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.

Steamboat Mountain School2 open roles
CRH Public1 open role
Haselden Construction1 open role
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1 open role
The Agency Steamboat1 open role
Yampa Valley Electric Association1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Routt 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

Steamboat Workforce Center
Steamboat Springs · Comprehensive · 970-879-3075
Mon - Thu 8am-12pm and 1pm-4pm, Fri by appointment mornings

Cities in Routt County

Steamboat Springs9 jobs

Other Colorado counties

All of Colorado

Laid off or looking for work in Routt 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.