Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
18,300
Increase
Employment up 1.1% from January to February
|
-90,500
Decrease
Employment down 5.2% from February 2020 to 2021
|
-96,500
Decrease
YTD employment down 5.6% through February
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
21
% Increase
Companies hiring up 3 percentage points from 1Q 2021 to 2Q 2021
|
21
% Decrease
Companies hiring fell 6 percentage points from 2Q 2020 to 2Q 2021
|
20
% Decrease
YTD average down 7 percentage points compared with 2020
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
6.8
% Decrease
Unemployment down 0.2 percentage points from January to February
|
4.1 percentage points
Increase
Unemployment up from February 2020 to 2021
|
6.9
% Increase
Up 4.2 percentage points from 2020 YTD average
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
78.6
% Increase
Claims increased from January to February
|
1156.8
% Increase
Claims increased from February 2020 to 2021
|
836.3
% Increase
YTD average claims increased through February 2021
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
-15.5
% Decrease
National sales decreased from December 2020 to January 2021
|
7.8
% Increase
National sales increased from January 2020 to 2021
|
7.8
% Increase
YTD sales increased through January 2021
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
100
Increase
Index up 6.3 percent from February to March
|
-21.1
% Decrease
Index down from March 2020 to 2021
|
99.9
Decrease
YTD average down 27.1% through March 2021
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
40.7
% Increase
Increased 7.9 percentage points from January to February
|
-24.7 percentage points
Decrease
Occupancy decreased from February 2020 to February 2021
|
36.5
% Decrease
YTD occupancy down from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
-10.6
% Decrease
Passengers down from December 2020 to January 2021
|
-45.6
% Decrease
Passengers down from January 2020 to 2021
|
-45.6
% Decrease
YTD passengers decreased through January 2021
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
809.8
Increase
Index up 0.4% from February to March
|
86.9
% Increase
Index up from March 2020 to 2021
|
6.6
% Increase
YTD return up through March 2021
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
32,981.6
Increase
Index up 5% from February to March
|
50.5
% Increase
Index up from March 2020 to 2021
|
7.8
% Increase
YTD return up through March 2021
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
3,467
Increase
Sales up 5.8% from January to February
|
3.7
% Increase
Sales up from February 2020 to 2021
|
6,743
Increase
YTD sales up 1.6% through February 2021
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$512,500
Increase
Up 1.3% from 3Q 2020 to 4Q 2020
|
11.9
% Increase
Price up from 4Q 2019 to 4Q 2020
|
$492,700
Increase
YTD price 6.6% higher through 4Q 2020
|
Foreclosures
|
|
23
Decrease
Down 8% from January to February
|
-90.8
% Decrease
Down from February 2020 to 2021
|
48
Decrease
Down 91.1% YTD through February 2021
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
1,706
Decrease
Permits decreased 9.3% from Jan. to Feb.
|
15.7
% Increase
Permits up from Feb. 2020 to Feb. 2021
|
3,586
Increase
YTD permits up 32.6% through February 2021
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
5.8
% Increase
Vacancy increased 0.9 percentage points from 3Q 2020 to 4Q 2020
|
0.5 percentage points
Increase
Vacancy increased from 4Q 2019 to 4Q 2020
|
5.4
% Increase
YTD average up 0.3 percentage points from last year
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
13.1
% Increase
Vacancy rate up 0.6 percentage points from 4Q 2020 to 1Q 2021
|
+3.3 percentage points
Increase
1Q 2021 vacancy up from 9.8% one year ago
|
+3.3 percentage points
Increase
1Q 2021 vacancy up from 9.8% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
6.4
% Increase
Vacancy rate increased 0.4 percentage points from 4Q 2020 to 1Q 2021
|
+1.7 percentage points
Increase
1Q 2021 vacancy up from 4.7% one year ago
|
+1.7 percentage points
Increase
1Q 2021 vacancy up from 4.7% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
5.4
% Increase
Vacancy rate increased 0.2 percentage points from 4Q 2020 to 1Q 2021
|
+1.1 percentage points
Increase
1Q 2021 vacancy up from 4.3% one year ago
|
+1.1 percentage points
Increase
1Q 2021 vacancy up from 4.3% one year ago
|
