Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
-5,200
Decrease
Employment down 0.3% from June to July
|
50,000
Increase
Employment up 3% from July 2017 to 2018
|
44,600
Increase
YTD employment up 2.7% through July
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
29
% Decrease
Companies expecting to add workers fell 2 percentage points from 2Q 2018 to 3Q 2018
|
29
% Decrease
Companies expecting to add workers fell 1 percentage point from 3Q 2017 to 3Q 2018
|
28
% Increase
YTD average up 1 percentage point compared with 2017
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
2.9
% No change
Unemployment remained flat between June and July
|
0.2 percentage points
Increase
Unemployment increased from July 2017 to 2018
|
2.8
% Increase
Up 0.1 percentage point from 2017 YTD average
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
1.7
% Increase
Claims increased from June to July
|
-14
% Decrease
Claims decreased from July 2017 to 2018
|
-10.7
% Decrease
YTD average claims decreased through July 2018
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
-3.8
% Decrease
National sales decreased from May to June
|
5.7
% Increase
National sales increased from June 2017 to 2018
|
5.2
% Increase
YTD sales rose through June 2018
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
137.2
Increase
Index up 2.2% from July to August
|
13.4
% Increase
Index up from August 2017 to 2018
|
131
Increase
YTD average up 2.4% through August 2018
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
86.4
% Decrease
Decreased 1.9 percentage points from June to July
|
0.4 percentage points
Increase
Occupancy increased from July 2017 to 2018
|
74.5
% Decrease
YTD occupancy decreased 1.3 percentage points from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
7.1
% Increase
Passengers up from May to June
|
4.5
% Increase
Passengers up from June 2017 to 2018
|
4.5
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through June 2018
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
545.2
Decrease
Index down 1.1% from July to August
|
8.7
% Increase
Index up from August 2017 to 2018
|
9.6
% Increase
YTD return up through August 2018
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
25,964.8
Increase
Index up 2.2% from July to August
|
18.3
% Increase
Index up from August 2017 to 2018
|
4.5
% Increase
YTD return up through August 2018
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
5,696
Decrease
Sales down 4.1% between June and July
|
0.4
% Increase
Sales up from July 2017 to 2018
|
32,551
Decrease
YTD sales down 4.9% through July 2018
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$462,900
Increase
Up 4.8% from 1Q 2018 to 2Q 2018
|
9
% Increase
Price up from 2Q 2017 to 2Q 2018
|
$452,200
Increase
YTD price 10.2% higher through 2Q 2018
|
Foreclosures
|
|
242
Increase
Up 41.5% from June to July
|
8.5
% Increase
Up from July 2017 to 2018
|
1,597
Decrease
Down 7.5% YTD through July 2018
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
1,543
Increase
Permits increased 0.3% from May to June
|
-41.6
% Decrease
Permits down June 2017 to 2018
|
12,207
Decrease
YTD permits down 10.5% through June 2018
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
6
% Decrease
Vacancy decreased 0.1 percentage points from 1Q 2018 to 2Q 2018
|
1 percentage point
Increase
Vacancy increased from 2Q 2017 to 2Q 2018
|
6.1
% Increase
YTD average up 0.7 percentage points from last year
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
10.9
% Increase
Vacancy rate increased from 1Q 2018 to 2Q 2018
|
+0.2 percentage points
Increase
Vacancy rate up from 10.7% one year ago
|
+0.2 percentage points
Increase
Vacancy rate up from 10.7% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.7
% Increase
Vacancy rate increased from 1Q 2018 to 2Q 2018
|
+0.2 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2018 vacancy up from 4.5% one year ago
|
+0.2 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2018 vacancy up from 4.5% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.7
% Increase
Vacancy rate increased from 1Q 2018 to 2Q 2018
|
-0.1 percentage points
Decrease
2Q 2018 vacancy down from 4.8% one year ago
|
-0.1 percentage points
Decrease
2Q 2018 vacancy down from 4.8% one year ago
|
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