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.
Employment Survey | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
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CES | 176,900 | -800 | -600 |
CPS | 207,083 | -338 | +6,209 |
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
Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
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January 2023 | 176,900 | -800 | 207,083 | -338 |
December 2022 | 177,700 | 0 | 207,421 | 333 |
November 2022 | 177,700 | -700 | 207,088 | 240 |
October 2022 | 178,400 | -900 | 206,848 | 148 |
September 2022 | 179,300 | -100 | 206,700 | 380 |
August 2022 | 179,400 | 200 | 206,320 | 478 |
July 2022 | 179,200 | 100 | 205,842 | 305 |
June 2022 | 179,100 | 0 | 205,537 | 656 |
May 2022 | 179,100 | 600 | 204,881 | 652 |
April 2022 | 178,500 | 500 | 204,229 | 784 |
March 2022 | 178,000 | 500 | 203,445 | 1,268 |
February 2022 | 177,500 | 0 | 202,177 | 1,303 |