Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
4,100
Increase
Employment up 0.2% from Nov to Dec
|
36,500
Increase
Employment up 2.2% from Dec 2017 to 2018
|
42,700
Increase
YTD employment up 2.6% through Dec
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
22
% Decrease
Companies expecting to add workers fell 3 percentage points from 4Q 2018 to 1Q 2019
|
22
% Decrease
Companies expecting to add workers fell 1 percentage point from 1Q 2018 to 1Q 2019
|
22
% Decrease
YTD average down 1 percentage point compared with 2018
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
3.7
% Increase
Unemployment up 0.5 percentage points between Nov and Dec
|
0.9 percentage point
Increase
Unemployment increased from Dec 2017 to 2018
|
3.0
% Increase
Up 0.3 percentage points from 2017 YTD average
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
6.6
% Increase
Claims increased from Nov to Dec
|
-14.3
% Decrease
Claims decreased from Dec 2017 to 2018
|
-10.2
% Decrease
YTD average claims decreased through Dec 2018
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
3.5
% Increase
National sales increased from Oct to Nov
|
4.8
% Increase
National sales increased from Nov 2017 to 2018
|
5.3
% Increase
YTD sales rose through Nov 2018
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
139.5
Increase
Index up 7.2% from Jan to Feb
|
6.2
% Increase
Index up from Feb 2018 to 2019
|
134.8
Increase
YTD average up 6.4% through Feb 2019
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
60.5
% Increase
Increased 6.1 percentage points from Dec to Jan
|
-0.7 percentage point
Decrease
Occupancy decreased from Jan 2018 to Jan 2019
|
60.5
% Decrease
YTD occupancy decreased 0.7 percentage points from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
-1.0
% Decrease
Passengers down from Nov to Dec
|
5.5
% Increase
Passengers up from Dec 2017 to 2018
|
5.1
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through Dec 2018
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
522.3
Increase
Index up 2.6% from Jan to Feb
|
9.7
% Increase
Index up from Feb 2018 to 2019
|
13.4
% Increase
YTD return up through Feb 2019
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
25,916.0
Increase
Index up 3.7% from Jan to Feb
|
3.5
% Increase
Index up from Feb 2018 to 2019
|
11.1
% Increase
YTD return up through Feb 2019
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
3,170
Decrease
Sales down 14% between Dec and Jan
|
-3.8
% Decrease
Sales down from Jan 2018 to 2019
|
3,170
Decrease
YTD sales down 3.8% through Jan 2019
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$438,300
Decrease
Down 2.6% from 3Q 2018 to 4Q 2018
|
5.8
% Increase
Price up from 4Q 2017 to 4Q 2018
|
$449,900
Increase
YTD price 8.5% higher through 4Q 2018
|
Foreclosures
|
|
221
Increase
Up 14.5% from Nov to Dec
|
-3.1
% Decrease
Down from Dec 2017 to 2018
|
2,725
Decrease
Down 8.6% YTD through Dec 2018
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
2,798
Increase
Permits increased 26% from Nov to Dec
|
116.2
% Increase
Permits up Dec 2017 to 2018
|
24,053
Increase
YTD permits up 1.4% through Dec 2018
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
5.8
% Increase
Vacancy increased 0.3 percentage points from 3Q 2018 to 4Q 2018
|
-0.6 percentage point
Decrease
Vacancy decreased from 4Q 2017 to 4Q 2018
|
5.9
% Increase
YTD average up 0.3 percentage points from last year
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
9.9
% Decrease
Vacancy rate decreased from 3Q 2018 to 4Q 2018
|
-0.5 percentage points
Decrease
Vacancy rate down from 10.4% one year ago
|
-0.5 percentage points
Decrease
Vacancy rate down from 10.4% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.4
% No change
Vacancy rate unchanged from 3Q 2018 to 4Q 2018
|
+0.4 percentage points
Increase
4Q 2018 vacancy up from 4% one year ago
|
+0.4 percentage points
Increase
4Q 2018 vacancy up from 4% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.3
% Decrease
Vacancy rate decreased 0.2 percentage points from 3Q 2018 to 4Q 2018
|
-0.2 percentage points
Decrease
4Q 2018 vacancy down from 4.5% one year ago
|
-0.2 percentage points
Decrease
4Q 2018 vacancy down from 4.5% one year ago
|
