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Fort Collins, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fort Collins rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 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 May 2020 at 10.4% and is now 7.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in March 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Fort Collins unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Colorado 3.2% +0.1 +0.4
Fort Collins 2.9% +0.1 +0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Fort Collins, Colorado, National

Fort Collins, Colorado monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Fort Collins, Colorado Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Fort Collins peaked in May 2020 at 20,731. There are now 14,453 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,047 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,231. Fort Collins employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fort Collins, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Fort Collins 6,278 +290 +992

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fort Collins, Colorado Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Colorado
Unemployment Rate		 Fort Collins
Unemployment Rate		 Fort Collins
Unemployed
October
2023		 3.9% 3.3% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 3.2% 2.9% 6,278
August
2023		 3.8% 3.1% 2.8% 5,988
July
2023		 3.5% 2.9% 2.6% 5,645
June
2023		 3.6% 2.8% 2.5% 5,332
May
2023		 3.7% 2.8% 2.4% 5,165
April
2023		 3.4% 2.8% 2.4% 5,047
March
2023		 3.5% 2.8% 2.4% 5,160
February
2023		 3.6% 2.9% 2.5% 5,238
January
2023		 3.4% 2.8% 2.5% 5,214
December
2022		 3.5% 2.8% 2.5% 5,292
November
2022		 3.6% 2.8% 2.5% 5,288

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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