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Larimer and Weld counties, Colorado

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The local economy

The figures on work, spending, housing and prices in Larimer and Weld counties, each at the newest month its agency has published, beside the month a year before.

Jobs and unemployment

The metros are the counties: Fort Collins-Loveland is Larimer County, Greeley is Weld. Not seasonally adjusted, so a month is best read against the same month a year before; the newest is preliminary. Consumer prices are the Denver area’s index, measured every other month.

  • Unemployment rate4.4%+0.6Fort Collins-Loveland metro, August 2026
  • Jobs186,300+2,800Fort Collins-Loveland metro, August 2026
  • Consumer prices349.209+3.9%All items, July 2026
Unemployment rate, August 2026
WhereAugust 2026July 2026August 2025Over the yearPast year
Fort Collins-Loveland metro Larimer County4.4%3.8%3.8%+0.6
Greeley metro Weld County5.0%4.5%4.2%+0.8
Colorado4.6%4.1%3.9%+0.7
United States4.3%4.4%4.5%−0.2
Jobs, August 2026
WhereAugust 2026August 2025Over the yearPast year
Fort Collins-Loveland metro Larimer County186,300183,500+2,800
Greeley metro Weld County122,100122,700−600
Consumer prices, July 2026
WhereJuly 2026July 2025Over the yearPast year
All items Denver-Aurora-Lakewood349.209336.208+3.9%
Jobs over ten yearsJobs at employers in each metro, seasonally adjusted, August 2016 to August 2026. The table above is not adjusted, so its figures differ a little.
  • Fort Collins-Loveland metro
  • Greeley metro
80,000100,000120,000140,000160,000180,000200,0002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Fort Collins 187,200Greeley 122,200
80,000100,000120,000140,000160,000180,000200,00020182020202220242026Fort Collins 187,200Greeley 122,200
The figures as a table
MonthFort Collins-Loveland metroGreeley metro
August 2026187,200122,200
July 2026186,800122,300
June 2026186,400122,300
May 2026185,400122,600
April 2026185,000122,700
March 2026184,500122,500
February 2026183,900122,300
January 2026183,500122,500
December 2025183,400122,200
November 2025183,300122,300
October 2025183,800122,900
September 2025183,400122,800
August 2025182,900122,700
July 2025182,500122,700
June 2025181,800121,500
May 2025183,000122,500
April 2025182,100121,800
March 2025182,000121,700
February 2025181,900121,100
January 2025182,400121,100
December 2024185,000120,500
November 2024185,700120,100
October 2024185,800119,800
September 2024185,100119,600
August 2024184,900118,900
July 2024184,500119,200
June 2024187,500119,600
May 2024187,300118,300
April 2024187,000117,100
March 2024188,300118,500
February 2024188,000117,800
January 2024188,200116,400
December 2023188,000117,100
November 2023186,800116,100
October 2023187,100116,200
September 2023187,900115,800
August 2023184,700115,800
July 2023184,700115,500
June 2023184,800115,100
May 2023183,800114,400
April 2023183,300114,400
March 2023182,300113,400
February 2023181,700112,900
January 2023181,700112,400
December 2022180,900112,500
November 2022180,700112,200
October 2022179,800111,400
September 2022179,800111,000
August 2022180,000110,900
July 2022179,600109,800
June 2022179,200109,500
May 2022179,500109,600
April 2022179,200109,200
March 2022178,200108,900
February 2022177,700108,700
January 2022177,000108,500
December 2021176,600107,700
November 2021176,200107,500
October 2021175,600107,400
September 2021174,300105,800
August 2021173,400105,400
July 2021172,800105,300
June 2021171,800105,000
May 2021170,800104,200
April 2021169,800104,200
March 2021169,800103,700
February 2021168,500103,700
January 2021166,300103,300
December 2020164,700102,400
November 2020167,200103,300
October 2020166,700103,300
September 2020165,900103,000
August 2020164,900103,000
July 2020162,200102,300
June 2020162,600102,300
May 2020157,000102,100
April 2020151,900101,600
March 2020175,700113,300
February 2020176,700113,800
January 2020176,100114,100
December 2019175,600114,000
November 2019175,700114,000
October 2019175,400114,400
September 2019175,500114,800
August 2019173,900114,500
July 2019174,400114,200
June 2019173,400113,100
May 2019173,600113,100
April 2019173,400112,600
March 2019172,800112,400
February 2019172,600112,200
January 2019172,700111,700
December 2018172,300111,300
November 2018171,700111,100
October 2018171,000110,500
September 2018170,500110,200
August 2018170,900109,600
July 2018170,000109,400
June 2018169,400109,400
May 2018169,500108,900
April 2018169,600109,000
March 2018169,300108,400
February 2018169,400107,800
January 2018168,800107,400
December 2017168,200106,900
November 2017168,100106,100
October 2017167,700106,100
September 2017167,700105,400
August 2017166,400104,800
July 2017166,500104,000
June 2017164,600104,600
May 2017165,500104,400
April 2017164,800104,100
March 2017164,600103,500
February 2017163,900102,500
January 2017163,800101,600
December 2016163,100101,200
November 2016163,300100,800
October 2016163,100100,200
September 2016162,70099,700
August 2016162,10099,400
Jobs by industry, Fort Collins-Loveland metroAugust 2026, and the change from August 2025
IndustryJobs and shareOn a year
Government43,20023%+500
Trade, transportation and utilities28,80015%−200
Leisure and hospitality24,60013%+600
Professional and business services24,00013%+1,700
Education and health services23,00012%+400
Manufacturing14,6008%+100
Mining, logging and construction11,8006%+300
Financial activities7,3004%−100
Other services7,1004%−200
Information1,9001%−300
Jobs by industry, Greeley metroAugust 2026, and the change from August 2025
IndustryJobs and shareOn a year
Government20,60017%−200
Mining, logging and construction20,10016%−500
Trade, transportation and utilities19,70016%−600
Manufacturing15,50013%+200
Professional and business services13,00011%+200
Education and health services12,80010%+200
Leisure and hospitality11,4009%+400
Financial activities4,5004%−200
Other services4,0003%−100
Information500<1%0

Not seasonally adjusted, so each industry is set against the same month a year before. BLS counts construction with mining and logging. It estimates a metro's industries from a survey of employers and revises them each March; a small industry's change of a few hundred jobs may be within the survey's error.

Ten years by industry, Fort Collins-Loveland metroJobs averaged over the 12 months to each month, from the year to September 2016 to the year to August 2026; each chart on its own scale.
  1. Government45,100+7,500 since 2016
  2. Trade, transportation and utilities28,900+3,000 since 2016
  3. Leisure and hospitality22,800+2,200 since 2016
  4. Professional and business services22,700+2,800 since 2016
  5. Education and health services23,000+6,600 since 2016
  6. Manufacturing14,400+1,100 since 2016
  7. Mining, logging and construction11,500+800 since 2016
  8. Financial activities7,200+600 since 2016
  9. Other services7,000+1,200 since 2016
  10. Information2,100−700 since 2016
The figures as a table
Industry, the 12 months toSeptember 2016August 2021August 2026
Government37,60040,30045,100
Trade, transportation and utilities25,90028,90028,900
Leisure and hospitality20,60018,50022,800
Professional and business services19,90020,20022,700
Education and health services16,40018,70023,000
Manufacturing13,30014,30014,400
Mining, logging and construction10,70011,80011,500
Financial activities6,6006,9007,200
Other services5,9006,7007,000
Information2,8002,8002,100
Ten years by industry, Greeley metroJobs averaged over the 12 months to each month, from the year to September 2016 to the year to August 2026; each chart on its own scale.
  1. Government21,400+4,700 since 2016
  2. Mining, logging and construction20,000+5,100 since 2016
  3. Trade, transportation and utilities20,000+2,300 since 2016
  4. Manufacturing15,300+1,900 since 2016
  5. Professional and business services12,700+3,000 since 2016
  6. Education and health services12,700+3,100 since 2016
  7. Leisure and hospitality11,300+2,600 since 2016
  8. Financial activities4,600+100 since 2016
  9. Other services4,000+600 since 2016
  10. Information500−200 since 2016
The figures as a table
Industry, the 12 months toSeptember 2016August 2021August 2026
Government16,60017,00021,400
Mining, logging and construction14,90015,40020,000
Trade, transportation and utilities17,60019,20020,000
Manufacturing13,40013,40015,300
Professional and business services9,70011,00012,700
Education and health services9,60010,60012,700
Leisure and hospitality8,7008,90011,300
Financial activities4,5004,4004,600
Other services3,3003,4004,000
Information700500500

From U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (read 8 a.m.).

Spending and getting around

Retail sales as filed on sales tax returns, by the town each return names, about three months behind; a small town’s figure swings with a few large returns. “Not reported” is a figure the state suppresses. Bus riders are trips on fixed routes, about two months behind.

  • Retail sales$677.9M+4.9%Fort Collins, July 2026
  • Restaurant and bar sales$51.6M+0.4%Fort Collins, July 2026
  • Marijuana sales$7.3M−5.5%Larimer County, recreational, June 2026
  • Bus riders142,138−6.2%Transfort buses, August 2026
Retail sales, July 2026
WhereJuly 2026July 2025Over the yearPast year
Fort Collins$677.9M$646.1M+4.9%
Greeley$531.7M$508.8M+4.5%
Loveland$411.2M$418.8M−1.8%
Windsor$126.0M$129.8M−2.9%
Johnstown$100.5M$93.4M+7.6%
Frederick$98.2M$97.0M+1.2%
Erie$83.4M$80.4M+3.8%
Estes Park$82.0M$77.1M+6.4%
Timnath$70.1M$61.6M+13.8%
Firestone$67.3M$65.5M+2.7%
Evans$64.1M$62.5M+2.6%
Fort Lupton$46.7M$45.8M+1.9%
Berthoud$36.5M$36.7M−0.5%
Dacono$29.6M$27.3M+8.5%
Eaton$28.5M$25.5M+12.0%
Mead$23.9M$36.1M−33.7%
Wellington$18.5M$17.7M+4.9%
Hudson$16.9M$14.0M+20.5%
Milliken$12.9M$10.8M+19.3%
Platteville$11.8M$11.2M+5.5%
Keenesburg$11.1M$11.4M−2.9%
Severance$9.9M$9.0M+10.5%
Grover$9.0M$329,000+2632.4%
Kersey$8.9M$9.6M−7.2%
Ault$8.6M$8.9M−3.8%
Lochbuie$8.5M$7.6M+12.2%
La Salle$7.9M$7.8M+1.6%
Garden City$6.8M$7.1M−3.5%
Pierce$5.4M$5.3M+1.8%
Nunn$2.6M$2.7M−3.7%
Gilcrest$1.6M$1.3M+24.6%
New RaymerNot reported$3.7M
Restaurant and bar sales, July 2026
WhereJuly 2026July 2025Over the yearPast year
Fort Collins$51.6M$51.4M+0.4%
Greeley$24.5M$24.4M+0.5%
Marijuana sales, June 2026
WhereJune 2026June 2025Over the yearPast year
Larimer County, recreational$7.3M$7.7M−5.5%
Larimer County, medical$669,000$317,000+110.7%
Weld County, recreational$2.9M$3.1M−4.9%
Weld County, medicalNot reportedNot reported
Bus riders, August 2026
WhereAugust 2026August 2025Over the yearPast year
Transfort buses Fort Collins142,138151,604−6.2%
MAX bus rapid transit Fort Collins63,83263,103+1.2%
COLT buses Loveland11,91710,951+8.8%

From Colorado Department of Revenue (read 8:01 a.m.); Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (read 8:01 a.m.).

Home values and rents

Zillow’s estimates of a typical home’s value (houses and condominiums in the middle third by value) and a typical asking rent, not sale prices.

  • Typical home value$560,200−0.2%Fort Collins, August 2026
  • Typical rent$1,960+1.5%Fort Collins, August 2026
Typical home value, August 2026
WhereAugust 2026August 2025Over the yearPast year
Fort Collins$560,200$561,400−0.2%
Greeley$415,200$420,500−1.2%
Loveland$496,100$500,100−0.8%
Windsor$578,100$585,600−1.3%
Erie$721,500$731,700−1.4%
Evans$391,500$395,400−1.0%
Johnstown$499,400$515,400−3.1%
Firestone$569,500$584,300−2.5%
Frederick$534,900$550,500−2.8%
Wellington$467,500$470,400−0.6%
Berthoud$607,100$612,400−0.9%
Milliken$445,600$449,500−0.9%
Fort Lupton$461,800$471,100−2.0%
Severance$493,700$514,000−4.0%
Lochbuie$458,300$472,000−2.9%
Timnath$669,800$680,600−1.6%
Dacono$496,000$512,900−3.3%
Estes Park$684,600$678,900+0.8%
Eaton$466,600$464,900+0.4%
Mead$552,300$572,400−3.5%
Platteville$521,200$525,100−0.7%
La Salle$434,900$443,100−1.8%
Ault$435,900$442,300−1.4%
Kersey$503,400$499,600+0.7%
Hudson$695,600$694,600+0.1%
Keenesburg$510,100$517,000−1.4%
Pierce$464,800$470,800−1.3%
Nunn$598,900$597,500+0.2%
Laporte$559,300$560,200−0.2%
Bellvue$583,000$587,000−0.7%
Livermore$603,000$610,500−1.2%
Drake$501,900$512,900−2.1%
Red Feather Lakes$443,800$452,500−1.9%
Briggsdale$586,300$581,900+0.7%
Gill$611,300$603,500+1.3%
Typical rent, August 2026
WhereAugust 2026August 2025Over the yearPast year
Fort Collins$1,960$1,931+1.5%
Greeley$1,455$1,470−1.0%
Loveland$1,925$1,890+1.8%
Windsor$2,186$2,181+0.2%
Erie$2,791$2,704+3.2%
Evans$1,713$1,670+2.5%
Johnstown$2,079$2,047+1.6%
Firestone$2,175$1,664+30.7%
Frederick$2,593—
Wellington$2,417—
Berthoud$2,906—
Milliken$2,288—
Estes Park$2,425—

From Zillow Home Value Index (read 8:01 a.m.); Zillow Observed Rent Index (read 8:01 a.m.).

Gas prices

AAA’s average price of a gallon in the two metros and the state, with its own averages a week, a month and a year before.

  • Regular$4.19+44.5%Fort Collins-Loveland, Oct. 10, 2026
  • Diesel$6.22+87.3%Fort Collins-Loveland, Oct. 10, 2026
Regular, Oct. 10, 2026
WhereTodayWeek agoMonth agoYear agoOver the yearPast year
Fort Collins-Loveland$4.19$4.11$4.33$2.90+44.5%
Greeley$4.13$3.91$4.31$2.79+48.0%
Colorado$4.24$4.12$4.36$2.96+43.2%
Diesel, Oct. 10, 2026
WhereTodayWeek agoMonth agoYear agoOver the yearPast year
Fort Collins-Loveland$6.22$6.01$5.73$3.32+87.3%
Greeley$6.25$5.97$5.68$3.27+91.1%
Colorado$6.29$6.09$5.73$3.41+84.5%
Gas prices by weekThe average retail price of a gallon, Oct. 7, 2024 to Oct. 5, 2026. EIA prices no town, so these are the state's and the region's.
  • Regular gasoline, Colorado
  • Diesel, Rocky Mountain region
$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.00$7.002025AprJulyOct2026AprJulyOctRegular $4.02Diesel $6.27
$2.00$3.00$4.00$5.00$6.00$7.002025July2026JulyRegular $4.02Diesel $6.27
The figures as a table
Week ofRegular gasoline, ColoradoDiesel, Rocky Mountain region
Week of Oct. 5, 2026$4.02$6.27
Week of Sept. 28, 2026$4.09$6.41
Week of Sept. 21, 2026$4.26$6.34
Week of Sept. 14, 2026$4.23$6.07
Week of Sept. 7, 2026$4.19$5.81
Week of Aug. 31, 2026$4.13$5.56
Week of Aug. 24, 2026$4.38$5.54
Week of Aug. 17, 2026$4.26$5.43
Week of Aug. 10, 2026$4.05$5.27
Week of Aug. 3, 2026$4.05$5.29
Week of July 27, 2026$4.00$5.14
Week of July 20, 2026$3.90$4.94
Week of July 13, 2026$3.72$4.60
Week of July 6, 2026$3.52$4.48
Week of June 29, 2026$3.56$4.60
Week of June 22, 2026$3.67$4.80
Week of June 15, 2026$3.95$5.02
Week of June 8, 2026$3.99$5.20
Week of June 1, 2026$4.20$5.33
Week of May 25, 2026$4.54$5.49
Week of May 18, 2026$4.62$5.55
Week of May 11, 2026$4.26$5.49
Week of May 4, 2026$4.35$5.52
Week of April 27, 2026$3.93$5.27
Week of April 20, 2026$3.81$5.21
Week of April 13, 2026$3.68$5.26
Week of April 6, 2026$3.70$5.41
Week of March 30, 2026$3.76$5.27
Week of March 23, 2026$3.86$5.17
Week of March 16, 2026$3.80$4.80
Week of March 9, 2026$3.44$4.40
Week of March 2, 2026$2.81$3.74
Week of Feb. 23, 2026$2.58$3.68
Week of Feb. 16, 2026$2.70$3.61
Week of Feb. 9, 2026$2.68$3.54
Week of Feb. 2, 2026$2.49$3.42
Week of Jan. 26, 2026$2.47$3.37
Week of Jan. 19, 2026$2.38$3.25
Week of Jan. 12, 2026$2.26$3.19
Week of Jan. 5, 2026$2.19$3.22
Week of Dec. 29, 2025$2.20$3.23
Week of Dec. 22, 2025$2.28$3.30
Week of Dec. 15, 2025$2.29$3.39
Week of Dec. 8, 2025$2.32$3.50
Week of Dec. 1, 2025$2.41$3.67
Week of Nov. 24, 2025$2.53$3.72
Week of Nov. 17, 2025$2.67$3.81
Week of Nov. 10, 2025$2.64$3.80
Week of Nov. 3, 2025$2.71$3.68
Week of Oct. 27, 2025$2.80$3.69
Week of Oct. 20, 2025$2.76$3.59
Week of Oct. 13, 2025$2.79$3.66
Week of Oct. 6, 2025$2.84$3.67
Week of Sept. 29, 2025$2.93$3.73
Week of Sept. 22, 2025$3.07$3.75
Week of Sept. 15, 2025$3.08$3.72
Week of Sept. 8, 2025$3.20$3.75
Week of Sept. 1, 2025$3.06$3.75
Week of Aug. 25, 2025$2.98$3.75
Week of Aug. 18, 2025$3.01$3.76
Week of Aug. 11, 2025$2.97$3.78
Week of Aug. 4, 2025$2.94$3.79
Week of July 28, 2025$2.96$3.78
Week of July 21, 2025$2.97$3.77
Week of July 14, 2025$2.93$3.71
Week of July 7, 2025$2.96$3.67
Week of June 30, 2025$3.08$3.66
Week of June 23, 2025$3.04$3.69
Week of June 16, 2025$2.97$3.55
Week of June 9, 2025$2.94$3.48
Week of June 2, 2025$3.07$3.45
Week of May 26, 2025$3.03$3.45
Week of May 19, 2025$3.04$3.51
Week of May 12, 2025$3.04$3.46
Week of May 5, 2025$2.99$3.46
Week of April 28, 2025$3.05$3.47
Week of April 21, 2025$3.01$3.48
Week of April 14, 2025$2.92$3.48
Week of April 7, 2025$3.07$3.50
Week of March 31, 2025$2.97$3.47
Week of March 24, 2025$2.91$3.42
Week of March 17, 2025$2.85$3.38
Week of March 10, 2025$2.85$3.41
Week of March 3, 2025$2.88$3.48
Week of Feb. 24, 2025$2.96$3.50
Week of Feb. 17, 2025$3.00$3.51
Week of Feb. 10, 2025$2.96$3.53
Week of Feb. 3, 2025$2.89$3.47
Week of Jan. 27, 2025$2.89$3.43
Week of Jan. 20, 2025$2.84$3.49
Week of Jan. 13, 2025$2.78$3.40
Week of Jan. 6, 2025$2.85$3.43
Week of Dec. 30, 2024$2.85$3.37
Week of Dec. 23, 2024$2.88$3.33
Week of Dec. 16, 2024$2.80$3.36
Week of Dec. 9, 2024$2.73$3.33
Week of Dec. 2, 2024$2.78$3.43
Week of Nov. 25, 2024$2.76$3.45
Week of Nov. 18, 2024$2.89$3.46
Week of Nov. 11, 2024$3.04$3.53
Week of Nov. 4, 2024$2.99$3.58
Week of Oct. 28, 2024$3.11$3.66
Week of Oct. 21, 2024$3.11$3.64
Week of Oct. 14, 2024$3.21$3.64
Week of Oct. 7, 2024$3.27$3.62

From AAA (read 8:01 a.m.); U.S. Energy Information Administration (read 8:02 a.m.).

Layoff notices

Notices of planned closings and layoffs that employers file with the state under the WARN Act, naming Larimer or Weld County, as the state lists them. A notice naming several areas counts every worker in all of them.

Layoff notices naming Larimer or Weld County
WhereNotice dateWorkersAreaReason given
PetVet OperatingJuly 10, 20268LarimerClosure
Tendit Group LLCApril 13, 2026107Denver, ADW, LarimerClosure
Eagle Rock DistributionApril 3, 2026514Various: Adams/Denver, Larimer, Mesa Pikes Peak & Rural AllianceShutdown operations

From Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (read 8:01 a.m.).