Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado Job Growth

There were 137,900 jobs in Fort Collins, Colorado in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 168,237 employed persons for the month. Fort Collins added 700 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 274 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Collins job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	137,900	+700	+3,000
CPS	168,237	-274	+5,040

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Fort Collins, Colorado Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Fort Collins as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Fort Collins, Colorado

CES employment for Fort Collins peaked in September 2008 at 138,400. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Fort Collins according to the employer survey. From a trough of 132,200 in September 2009, Fort Collins has gained 5,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 170,036 for Fort Collins in May 2008. 1,799 jobs have been lost in Fort Collins since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 162,232, Fort Collins has added 6,005 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fort Collins, Colorado Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	137,900	700	168,237	-274
February 2012	137,200	-200	168,511	129
January 2012	137,400	700	168,382	445
December 2011	136,700	500	167,937	1,257
November 2011	136,200	100	166,680	1,056
October 2011	136,100	-200	165,624	868
September 2011	136,300	-300	164,756	471
August 2011	136,600	0	164,285	-33
July 2011	136,600	400	164,318	142
June 2011	136,200	800	164,176	132
May 2011	135,400	-100	164,044	298
April 2011	135,500	600	163,746	549
March 2011	134,900	0	163,197	725