Fort Collins, Colorado Job Growth

There were 172,100 jobs in Fort Collins, Colorado in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 201,549 employed persons for the month. Fort Collins added 400 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 137 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Collins job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	172,100	+400	+1,800
CPS	201,549	+137	+4,934

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 peaked in March 2019 at 174,900. Since then 2,800 jobs have been lost in Fort Collins according to the employer survey. From a trough of 171,700 in June 2019, Fort Collins has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Fort Collins is at a new high of 201,549.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fort Collins, Colorado Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	172,100	400	201,549	137
June 2019	171,700	-1,500	201,412	175
May 2019	173,200	-1,600	201,237	386
April 2019	174,800	-100	200,851	551
March 2019	174,900	700	200,300	725
February 2019	174,200	100	199,575	654
January 2019	174,100	700	198,921	509
December 2018	173,400	700	198,412	-37
November 2018	172,700	1,600	198,449	138
October 2018	171,100	500	198,311	531
September 2018	170,600	-300	197,780	621
August 2018	170,900	600	197,159	544