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MEMORANDUM
DATE: June 16, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Councilmembers
THROUGH: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Jacqueline Kozak-Thiel, Chief Sustainability Officer
Josh Birks, Economic Sustainability Director
FROM: SeonAh Kendall, City Recovery Manager
RE: Read Before Memo: Staff Report – COVID-19 Workforce Development Update
The purpose of this memo is to provide Mayor and Council with data that will be shared during the staff report on
COVID-19 Workforce Development Update.
BACKGROUND
Prior to COVID-19, Fort Collins, and the northern Colorado region, has experienced low unemployment at around
2.5 – 3.0%. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 24,600 initial claimants from Larimer County have
filed for unemployment insurance (UI) from March 15, 2020 – May 23, 2020. Larimer County’s average weekly
initial claims in 2019 was 102. In Fort Collins, we understand that our residents and where they work are not in
isolation as northern Colorado commuting patterns show that our residents and workforce come from a 5-county
region, but mainly within Larimer/Weld County.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
It is important to realize that recovery will not be static and will not occur on a specific date. We also recognize
that that the pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on people of color and women. It is not simply a return
to old ways of doing business and going back to “normal.” Normal was not good for everyone within our
community. Attached is demographic information on UI claims.
The work of Talent 2.0, women- and minority-owned business outreach, Cluster 3.0 were developed to create a
foundation to this regional approach. The development of the Fort Collins Recovery Plan will be a multi-phased
plan that works for the betterment of all in our community.
Attachment: 06.16.2020 Workforce Development Update
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06.16.2020
Workforce Update
SeonAh Kendall & Adam Crowe
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Recovery
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Regional/Individualized Approach
Regional strategies + Individual plans = Playbook
Goals for NoCo Regional Industry Cluster Initiative
Economic Opportunity/Job Creation
Economic Resilience
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U.S. Census Bureau, LODES, 2015.
DOT = JOB
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Fort Collins Commuting Data
• 79% of employees in Fort Collins commute less
than 25 miles to work
• Mean travel time to work in Fort Collins is 19.6
minutes, less than the national average of 26.1
minutes
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SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, On the Map, 2017
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Commuting Patterns
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37,573
6,842
3,129 2,685 1,872
1,333 1,062 1,017 867 638
27,064
Where Fort Collins workers live
(commute in)
37,573
5,781
3,579 2,323
1,475 1,406 1,217 1,145 881 750
17,200
Where residents are employed (commute
out)
51% of people who live in Fort Collins are employed in Fort Collins
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City of Fort Collins
Response
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It’s a Team Sport
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Workforce Impacts of COVID-19
Fort Collins City Council
June 16, 2020
Adam Crowe
Economic Development Manager
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Unemployment
Unemployment Rates
• US Unemployment Rate 19% (May 2020)
• 3.6% in January 2020
• CO Unemployment Rate 11.3% (April 2020)
• 2.5% in January 2020
• Larimer County Unemployment Rate 11% (April 2020)
• 2.5%
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Top 10 Colorado Claims by Detailed Industry --
Week Ending 5/23/2020
NAICS Title
• Restaurants and other eating places 11.2%
• Employment services 4.7%
• Other amusement and recreation industries 3.7%
• Elementary and secondary schools 3.3%
• Traveler accommodation 3.0%
• General medical and surgical hospitals 2.3%
• Support activities for mining 2.2%
• Executive, legislative, and general government 1.7%
• Individual and family services 1.6%
• Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing 1.5%
• Top 10 Total Share 35.1%
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Share of Claims with
Identifiable Industry
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Demographics
Larimer County UI Claims - Percentage of Total
(March – June 2020)
Gender
Female 52%
Male 48%
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic 10%
American Indian or Alaska Native 3%
Asian 3%
Black or African American 2%
Hawaiian Native or Pac Islander .5%
White 79%
Connecting Colorado
Age
16-24 19%
25-49 52%
50 and over 29%
LCEWD Website Views by Age - Percentage of Total
19-24 15%
25-34 23%
35-44 13%
45-54 19%
55-64 16%
65+ 13%
Larimer County Website Analytics
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Public Assistance – Larimer County
Apr 19 May 19 Jun 19 Jul 19 Aug 19 Sep 19 Oct 19 Nov 19 Dec 19 Jan 20 Feb 20 Mar 20 Apr 20
Series1 964 895 895 874 847 826 855 850 834 868 872 867 897
Series2 11072 11550 11432 11477 11368 11387 11479 11357 11430 11420 11321 11737 13510
Series3 36953 36940 36504 36751 36837 36498 36764 35967 35383 35419 34589 34307 38310
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
Larimer County Department of Human Services
Family Assistance Program - TANF, Food Stamps & Medicaid Cases
April 2019 - April 2020
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Response – Short-Term
• NoCO REDI
• Larimer County Recovery Loan Fund
• Expanded Unemployment Benefits
• PPP Loans
• Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
• Reopening Guidance
• Human Services Benefits
• Hiring Events
• Industry Information Sessions
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Recovery – Long-Term
• Reignite Our Economy Framework
• NoCO REDI
• Cluster Study
• BRE Partnership
• Larimer County Recovery Loan Fund
• Sector Partnerships
• Work-Based Learning Alliance
• Talent 2.0
• Workforce - Additional retraining funds?
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Questions?
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