Fort Collins, Colorado Job Growth

There were 172,200 jobs in Fort Collins, Colorado in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 197,875 employed persons for the month. Fort Collins added 600 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 555 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Fort Collins job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	172,200	+600	+4,800
CPS	197,875	+555	+5,237

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 172,200.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Fort Collins is at a new high of 197,875.

Employment: CES, CPS

Fort Collins, Colorado Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	172,200	600	197,875	555
September 2018	171,600	300	197,320	323
August 2018	171,300	700	196,997	-742
July 2018	170,600	1,600	197,739	674
June 2018	169,000	-900	197,065	-265
May 2018	169,900	-100	197,330	997
April 2018	170,000	600	196,333	624
March 2018	169,400	500	195,709	1,022
February 2018	168,900	300	194,687	1,127
January 2018	168,600	900	193,560	29
December 2017	167,700	100	193,531	506
November 2017	167,600	200	193,025	387