Elko County, NV jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Elko County’s unemployment rate is 2.8%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 20 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Elko County economy

2.8%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
27,686
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
53,852
people in Elko County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$83,427
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Elko County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
239
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Elko County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 28, 2026	Maverick Casino Hotel-ElkoTakes effect Nov 30, 2026	Elko County	198	Closure	State record
Sep 28, 2026	Gold Country Inn and Casino-ElkoTakes effect Nov 30, 2026	Elko County	41	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Elko 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.

Barrick Gold3 open roles
Careermine2 open roles
LifePoint Health2 open roles
Vitality Unlimited2 open roles
EquipmentShare.com1 open role
Global Medical Response1 open role
Jerritt Canyon1 open role
Komatsu1 open role
Komatsu America1 open role
Loenbro1 open role

Colleges in Elko County

Colleges in Elko County
College	City	Type	Students
Great Basin College	Elko	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Elko County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

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Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, White Pine

EmployNV Career/Business Hub
Elko · Affiliate · 775-753-1900
8 am - 5 pm, Mon. - Fri

Cities in Elko County

Elko18 jobs

Other Nevada counties

All of Nevada

Laid off or looking for work in Elko 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 Nevada’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.