It’s time again for our monthly update to the Economic Tracker. Your Fort Collins Area Chamber, working with other economic development and business support organizations across the region, created a tool to track the economic recovery in Northern Colorado.

This valuable resource is a set of indicators that represent critical aspects of the Larimer and Weld County economies, is based on data that is accessible in a useable format and is updated frequently with little lag time. The Economic Tracker provides great insight into the impact of the pandemic and recession on Northern Colorado.

The most recent update to the Tracker includes the following insights from our Economic Analyst, Caroline Alexander:

• The economic indicators continue to be positive.

• It is notable that the region has 21,000 more jobs now than in February 2019 and almost 15,000 more people in the workforce. Gains in employment have been spread across tourism, government, professional services, healthcare & education, manufacturing, and wholesale trade.
• The only two sectors that have not gained jobs since the pandemic are mining, logging & construction and information.

We’ll continue to update this important data on a monthly basis to help you make thoughtful business decisions.