Fort Collins, Colorado Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Fort Collins fell 0.1 percentage points in August 2019 to 2.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Colorado rate. The unemployment rate in Fort Collins peaked in October 2010 at 7.7% and is now 5.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in March 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Fort Collins unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Colorado	2.8%	-0.1	-0.6
Fort Collins	2.4%	-0.1	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 13,177. There are now 8,216 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,279 in April 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 682. Fort Collins employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Fort Collins, Colorado) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Fort Collins	4,961	-112	-1,087

Number of Unemployed Persons

Fort Collins, Colorado Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Colorado Unemployment Rate	Fort Collins Unemployment Rate	Fort Collins Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	2.7%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.4%	4,961
July 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.5%	5,073
June 2019	3.7%	3.0%	2.6%	5,287
May 2019	3.6%	3.2%	2.7%	5,515
April 2019	3.6%	3.3%	2.8%	5,868
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.0%	6,158
February 2019	3.8%	3.7%	3.1%	6,460
January 2019	4.0%	3.7%	3.2%	6,610
December 2018	3.9%	3.6%	3.1%	6,426
November 2018	3.7%	3.6%	3.2%	6,455
October 2018	3.8%	3.6%	3.1%	6,440