Greeley one of the top job-growing cities in the nation

Greeley is the fifth largest city for adding jobs in the U.S.

The ranking — which also includes Fort Collins, the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metro and Colorado Springs — is part of a special report by 24/7 Wall St. The report analyzed five-year employment data to find the 31 cities that are adding the most jobs.

Greeley ranked No. 5 with a 21.1 percent increase in jobs, adding 27,758 jobs in a five-year period. Mining, logging and construction is the highest growth industry adding 5,100 jobs. Unemployment fell from 6.1 percent in August 2013 to 2.6 percent in August 2017. Greeley’s current unemployment rate of 3.2 percent is still below the national average of 3.9 percent.

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Greeley only falls behind four U.S. cities: No. 4 St. George, Utah; No. 3 Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana; No. 2 Bend-Redmond, Oregon and No. 1 Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Fort Collins ranked No. 11, with jobs growing 18.3 percent over a five year period. The city added 30,546 jobs in that time. Trade, transportation and utilities are the high-growth industries, adding 4,800 jobs. Unemployment is at 3 percent.

The Denver metro ranked No. 25. The region added 214,831 jobs over five years, a 15.6 percent increase. Colorado Springs ranked No. 27 with a 15.5 percent increase, adding 45,706 jobs.