Fort Collins, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fort Collins fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Fort Collins peaked in November 2010 at 7.8% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in March 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Fort Collins unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Colorado	3.2%	+0.1	+0.2
Fort Collins	2.9%	0.0	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Fort Collins, Colorado, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fort Collins, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fort Collins peaked in November 2010 at 13,302. There are now 7,482 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,254 in March 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,566. Fort Collins employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fort Collins, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fort Collins	5,820	-119	+645

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fort Collins, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Fort Collins Unemployment Rate	Fort Collins Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.2%	2.9%	5,820
September 2018	3.7%	3.1%	2.9%	5,939
August 2018	3.9%	2.9%	3.0%	6,031
July 2018	3.9%	2.8%	2.5%	5,120
June 2018	4.0%	2.7%	2.4%	4,776
May 2018	3.8%	2.8%	2.2%	4,451
April 2018	3.9%	2.9%	2.3%	4,568
March 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.3%	4,658
February 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.5%	4,989
January 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.5%	5,058
December 2017	4.1%	3.0%	2.7%	5,271