Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
4,700
Increase
Employment up 0.3% from June to July
|
100,300
Increase
Employment up 6.2% from July 2020 to 2021
|
26,900
Increase
YTD employment up 1.6% through July
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
29
% Increase
Net employment up 11 percentage points from 2Q 2021 to 3Q 2021
|
29
% Increase
Net employment increased 19 percentage points from 3Q 2020 to 2021
|
21
% Increase
YTD average up 2 percentage points compared with 2020
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
5.9
% Decrease
Unemployment down 0.4 percentage points from June to July
|
-2.0 percentage points
Decrease
Unemployment down from July 2020 to 2021
|
6.4
% Decrease
Down 1.3 percentage points from 2020 YTD average
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
-8.0
% Decrease
Claims decreased from June to July
|
-53.9
% Decrease
Claims decreased from July 2020 to 2021
|
0.4
% Increase
YTD average claims increased through July 2021
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
-1.3
% Decrease
National sales decreased from May to June
|
19.1
% Increase
National sales increased from June 2020 to 2021
|
23.0
% Increase
YTD sales increased through June 2021
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
112.2
Increase
Index up 1.9 percent from July to August
|
29.9
% Increase
Index up from August 2020 to 2021
|
114.0
Increase
YTD average up 7.6% through August 2021
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
76.8
% Increase
Increased 6.3 percentage points from June to July
|
33.8 percentage points
Increase
Occupancy increased from July 2020 to 2021
|
54.8
% Increase
YTD occupancy up from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
12.8
% Increase
Passengers up from May to June
|
226.5
% Increase
Passengers up from June 2020 to 2021
|
55.2
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through June 2021
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
948.8
Increase
Index up 0.8% from July to August
|
40.8
% Increase
Index up from August 2020 to 2021
|
24.9
% Increase
YTD return up through August 2021
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
35,360.7
Increase
Index up 1.2% from July to August
|
24.4
% Increase
Index up from August 2020 to 2021
|
15.5
% Increase
YTD return up through August 2021
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
6,588
Decrease
Sales down 9.7% from June to July
|
0.1
% Increase
Sales up from July 2020 to 2021
|
37,738
Increase
YTD sales up 26.5% through July 2021
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$618,600
Increase
Up 11.6% from 1Q 2021 to 2Q 2021
|
29.3
% Increase
Price up from 2Q 2020 to 2Q 2021
|
$586,500
Increase
YTD price 23.2% higher through 2Q 2021
|
Foreclosures
|
|
58
Increase
Up 70.6 percent from July to August
|
152.2
% Increase
Up from August 2020 to 2021
|
252
Decrease
Down 70.5% YTD through August 2021
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
2,301
Increase
Permits increased 9.4% from June to July
|
60.0
% Increase
Permits up from July 2020 to July 2021
|
15,616
Increase
YTD permits up 60.7% through July 2021
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
3.7
% Decrease
Vacancy decreased 1.8 percentage points from 1Q 2021 to 2Q 2021
|
-1.4 percentage points
Decrease
Vacancy decreased from 2Q 2020 to 2Q 2021
|
4.6
% Decrease
YTD average down 0.9 percentage points from last year
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
14.0
% Increase
Vacancy rate up 0.8 percentage points from 1Q 2021 to 2Q 2021
|
+3.7 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2021 vacancy up from 10.3% one year ago
|
+3.7 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2021 vacancy up from 10.3% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
7.0
% Increase
Vacancy rate increased 0.5 percentage points from 1Q 2021 to 2Q 2021
|
+1.7 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2021 vacancy up from 5.3% one year ago
|
+1.7 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2021 vacancy up from 5.3% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
5.3
% Decrease
Vacancy rate decreased 0.1 percentage points from 1Q 2021 to 2Q 2021
|
+0.7 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2021 vacancy up from 4.6% one year ago
|
+0.7 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2021 vacancy up from 4.6% one year ago
|
