Colorado County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Colorado County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 3 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Colorado County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
10,007
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
20,736
people in Colorado County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,554
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Colorado County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
88
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Colorado County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Mar 26, 2026	Endeavors Eagle Lake Children's CenterTakes effect Mar 24, 2026	Colorado County	88	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Colorado 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.

Columbus Historical Preservation Trust1 open role
Diversitech1 open role
Great Southern Wood-Columbus1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Gulf Coast Workforce Development Board
Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Walker, Waller, Wharton

Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast - Columbus
Columbus · Comprehensive · 979-732-3299
Monday - Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Cities in Colorado County

Columbus3 jobs

Other Texas counties

All of Texas

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