Colfax County, NM jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Colfax County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Colfax County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.1% the month before
5,350
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
12,336
people in Colfax County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,690
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Colfax County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Colfax 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

Workforce development and job centers

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

Northern Area Local Workforce Development Board
Cibola, Colfax, Los Alamos, McKinley, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Juan, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos

America`s Job Center - Raton
Raton · Affiliate · 505-803-6931
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Colfax County

Raton

Other New Mexico counties

All of New Mexico

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