Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
10,700
Increase
Employment up 0.6% from September to October
|
37,100
Increase
Employment up 2.2% from October 2018 to 2019
|
29,800
Increase
YTD employment up 1.8% through October
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
17
% Decrease
Companies hiring fell 12 percentage points from 3Q 2019 to 4Q 2019
|
17
% Decrease
Companies hiring fell 8 percentage points from 4Q 2018 to 4Q 2019
|
26
% Decrease
YTD average down 1 percentage point compared with 2018
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
2.3
% Increase
Unemployment up 0.2 percentage points between Sep. and Oct.
|
-0.9 percentage points
Decrease
Unemployment down from October 2018 to 2019
|
2.8
% Decrease
Down 0.3 percentage points from 2018 YTD average
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
21.2
% Increase
Claims increased from September to October
|
1.4
% Increase
Claims increased from October 2018 to 2019
|
2.5
% Increase
YTD average claims increased through October 2019
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
-8.8
% Decrease
National sales decreased from August to September
|
3.8
% Increase
National sales increased from September 2018 to 2019
|
3.4
% Increase
YTD sales rose through September 2019
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
127.7
Decrease
Index down 7.5 percent from October to November
|
-9.3
% Decrease
Index down from November 2018 to 2019
|
134.6
Increase
YTD average up 0.3% through November 2019
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
79.3
% Decrease
Decreased 2.2 percentage points from September to October
|
1.7 percentage points
Increase
Occupancy increased from October 2018 to October 2019
|
77.3
% Increase
YTD occupancy up from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
-7.7
% Decrease
Passengers down from August to September
|
10.9
% Increase
Passengers up from September 2018 to 2019
|
7.4
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through September 2019
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
589.4
Increase
Index up 3.7% from October to November
|
13.1
% Increase
Index up from November 2018 to 2019
|
28.0
% Increase
YTD return up through November 2019
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
28,051.4
Increase
Index up 3.7% from October to November
|
9.8
% Increase
Index up from November 2018 to 2019
|
20.3
% Increase
YTD return up through November 2019
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
5,079
Increase
Sales up 2.4% between September and October
|
12.4
% Increase
Sales up from October 2018 to 2019
|
48,762
Increase
YTD sales up 6.7% through October 2019
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$465,700
Increase
Down 1.2% from 2Q 2019 to 3Q 2019
|
3.5
% Increase
Price up from 3Q 2018 to 3Q 2019
|
$461,233
Increase
YTD price 2.2% higher through 3Q 2019
|
Foreclosures
|
|
278
Increase
Up 40.4% from September to October
|
5.3
% Increase
Up from October 2018 to 2019
|
2,318
Increase
Up 0.3% YTD through October 2019
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
2,314
Increase
Permits increased 98.1% from September to October
|
37.7
% Increase
Permits up October 2018 to 2019
|
16,446
Decrease
YTD permits down 13.6% through October 2019
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
4.7
% Decrease
Vacancy decreased 0.3 percentage points from 2Q 2019 to 3Q 2019
|
-0.8 percentage points
Decrease
Vacancy decreased from 3Q 2018 to 3Q 2019
|
5.0
% Decrease
YTD average down 0.9 percentage points from last year
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
9.9
% Increase
Vacancy rate up 0.2 percentage points from 2Q 2019 to 3Q 2019
|
-0.4 percentage points
Decrease
3Q 2019 vacancy down from 10.3% one year ago
|
-0.4 percentage points
Decrease
3Q 2019 vacancy down from 10.3% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
5.3
% Increase
Vacancy rate increased 0.7 percentage points from 2Q 2019 to 3Q 2019
|
+1.1 percentage points
Increase
3Q 2019 vacancy up from 4.2% one year ago
|
+1.1 percentage points
Increase
3Q 2019 vacancy up from 4.2% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.6
% Increase
Vacancy rate increased 0.2 percentage points from 2Q 2019 to 3Q 2019
|
+0.3 percentage points
Increase
3Q 2019 vacancy up from 4.3% from one year ago
|
+0.3 percentage points
Increase
3Q 2019 vacancy up from 4.3% from one year ago
|
