Fort Collins, Colorado Job Growth

There were 176,900 jobs in Fort Collins, Colorado in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 207,083 employed persons for the month. Fort Collins lost 800 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 338 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Collins job growth to job growth in other cities.

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 August 2022 at 179,400. Since then 2,500 jobs have been lost in Fort Collins according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 207,421 for Fort Collins in December 2022. 338 jobs have been lost in Fort Collins since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fort Collins, Colorado Employment History