Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
-1,700
Decrease
Employment down 0.1% from June to July
|
33,400
Increase
Employment up 2.1% from July 2016 to 2017
|
34,500
Increase
YTD employment up 2.1% through July
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
30
% Increase
Companies expecting to add workers rose 3 percentage points from 2Q 2017 to 3Q 2017
|
30
% Increase
Companies expecting to add workers rose 5 percentage points from 3Q 2016 to 3Q 2017
|
27
% Increase
YTD average up 3 percentage points compared with 2016
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
2.4
% Decrease
Unemployment fell 0.1 percentage points between June and July
|
-0.8 percentage points
Decrease
Unemployment rate down from July 2016 to 2017
|
2.5
% Decrease
Down from 2016 YTD average of 3.4%
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
14.8
% Increase
Claims increased from June to July
|
-1.7
% Decrease
Claims decreased from July 2016 to 2017
|
-11.2
% Decrease
YTD average claims decreased through July 2017
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
-1.1
% Decrease
Metro sales decreased from Jan. to Feb.
|
1.3
% Increase
Metro sales up from Feb. 2015 to 2016
|
-2.8
% Decrease
YTD sales down through Feb. 2016
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
123.4
Decrease
Index down 5.5% from July to August
|
11.9
% Increase
Index up from August 2016 to 2017
|
128.2
Increase
YTD average up 28.1% through August 2017
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
86
% Decrease
Decreased 3 percentage points from June to July
|
-1.7 percentage points
Decrease
Occupancy decreased from July 2016 to 2017
|
75.8
% No change
YTD occupancy unchanged from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
7.2
% Increase
Passengers up from May to June
|
8.5
% Increase
Passengers up from June 2016 to 2017
|
7.4
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through June 2017
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
501.6
Decrease
Index down 4.8% from July to August
|
-2
% Decrease
Index down from August 2016 to 2017
|
-3
% Decrease
YTD return down through August 2017
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
21,948.1
Increase
Index up 0.3% from July to August
|
19.3
% Increase
Index up from August 2016 to 2017
|
11.1
% Increase
YTD return up through August 2017
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
5,673
Decrease
Sales down 10.3% from June to July
|
-3.5
% Decrease
Sales down from July 2016 to 2017
|
34,236
Increase
YTD sales up 1.1% through July 2017
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$424,500
Increase
Up 7.2% from 1Q 2017 to 2Q 2017
|
7.6
% Increase
Price up from 2Q 2016 to 2Q 2017
|
$410,300
Increase
YTD price 7.5% higher through 2Q 2017
|
Foreclosures
|
|
221
Decrease
Down 13.7% from June to July
|
5.2
% Increase
Up from July 2016 to 2017
|
1,732
Decrease
Down 10.2% YTD through July 2017
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
1,713
Decrease
Permits decreased 35.1% from June to July
|
18.1
% Increase
Permits up from July 2016 to 2017
|
14,986
Increase
YTD permits up 24.9% through July 2017
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
5
% Decrease
Vacancy decreased 0.7 percentage points from 1Q 2017 to 2Q 2017
|
-0.4 percentage points
Decrease
Vacancy decreased from 2Q 2016 to 2Q 2017
|
5.4
% Decrease
YTD average down 0.4 percentage points from last year
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
10.9
% Increase
Vacancy rate up 0.2 percentage points from 1Q 2017 to 2Q 2017
|
+1.1 percentage points
Increase
Vacancy rate up from 9.8% one year ago
|
+1.1 percentage points
Increase
Vacancy rate up from 2Q 2016 to 2Q 2017
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.3
% No change
Vacancy rate unchanged from 1Q 2017 to 2Q 2017
|
+0.7 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2017 vacancy up from 3.6% one year ago
|
+0.7 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2017 vacancy up from 3.6% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.9
% Increase
Vacancy rate up 0.1 percentage points from 1Q 2017 to 2Q 2017
|
+0.1 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2017 vacancy rate up from 4.8% one year ago
|
+0.1 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2017 vacancy rate up from 4.8% one year ago
|
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