Jobs & Economy in Pueblo
Pueblo's economy runs through a real, current industrial anchor -- EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel -- alongside healthcare (UCHealth Parkview Medical Center, Pueblo's largest employer) and education, but the local labor market itself runs meaningfully looser than Colorado's statewide average, a real, disclosed weak point.
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Learn moreEVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel: a real, current anchor employer
EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel -- the modern successor to the historic Colorado Fuel & Iron Company (CF&I) -- employs roughly 1,000-1,200 workers, including about 1,000 United Steelworkers union members across two USW locals, and is mid-construction on a $900 million long rail mill. This is a genuinely current, operating industrial employer, not a legacy claim about Pueblo's past.
UCHealth Parkview Medical Center: Pueblo's largest single employer
UCHealth Parkview Medical Center employs roughly 3,000 people, making it Pueblo's single largest employer -- ahead of the steel mill itself. Parkview provides Level III trauma care (downgraded from Level II in 2022 due to pandemic-era staffing constraints, a real, disclosed change). See healthcare for the fuller picture.
A diversified set of mid-size employers beyond the two anchors
Other significant employers cited in 2026 coverage include St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, Pueblo City Schools/School District 70, Pueblo County government, Loaf 'n Jug, the Colorado Institute of Mental Health, Trane Company, and Vestas Towers America (wind turbine manufacturing) -- a real, if modest-scale, green-energy manufacturing presence alongside the traditional steel industry.
A real, disclosed labor-market weak point
Unemployment runs meaningfully above Colorado's statewide 3.9% rate: 5.0% for Pueblo County (April 2026) and 5.5% for the Pueblo MSA (December 2025). Median household income ($56,664-$58,507 depending on source) also runs well below Colorado's statewide figures -- a genuine, disclosed economic weak point rather than a smoothed-over detail.
Key takeaways
- EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel -- the modern CF&I successor -- employs roughly 1,000-1,200 people and is mid-construction on a $900 million long rail mill, a real, current industrial anchor.
- UCHealth Parkview Medical Center is Pueblo's largest single employer at roughly 3,000 jobs, providing Level III trauma care (downgraded from Level II in 2022).
- Other significant employers include St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, Pueblo City Schools, Pueblo County government, and Vestas Towers America -- a real, if modest, green-energy manufacturing presence.
- Unemployment (5.0%-5.5% depending on geography/month) runs well above Colorado's statewide 3.9% rate, and median household income ($56,664-$58,507) runs well below the state's -- a real, disclosed economic weak point.
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