Fort Collins, Colorado Job Growth

There were 168,800 jobs in Fort Collins, Colorado in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 195,886 employed persons for the month. Fort Collins added 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 526 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Collins job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	168,800	+200	+4,700
CPS	195,886	+526	+9,155

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Fort Collins as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 in February 2018 is at a new high of 168,800.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 196,101 for Fort Collins in December 2017. 215 jobs have been lost in Fort Collins since then according to the household survey. From a January 2018 low of 195,360, Fort Collins has added 526 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
February 2018	168,800	200	195,886	526
January 2018	168,600	900	195,360	-741
December 2017	167,700	100	196,101	895
November 2017	167,600	200	195,206	149
October 2017	167,400	900	195,057	-302
September 2017	166,500	600	195,359	307
August 2017	165,900	-300	195,052	546
July 2017	166,200	1,600	194,506	1,821
June 2017	164,600	-800	192,685	1,650
May 2017	165,400	200	191,035	1,049
April 2017	165,200	300	189,986	1,596
March 2017	164,900	800	188,390	1,659