Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
4,300
Increase
Employment up 0.2% from November to December
|
40,300
Increase
Employment up 2.4% from December 2018 to 2019
|
31,600
Increase
YTD employment up 1.9% through December
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
26
% Increase
Companies hiring rose 9 percentage points from 4Q 2019 to 1Q 2020
|
26
% Increase
Companies hiring rose 4 percentage points from 1Q 2019 to 1Q 2020
|
26
% Increase
YTD average up 4 percentage points compared with 2019
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
2.3
% Decrease
Unemployment down 0.1 percentage points between Nov. and Dec.
|
-1.3 percentage points
Decrease
Unemployment down from December 2018 to 2019
|
2.7
% Decrease
Down 0.4 percentage points from 2018 YTD average
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
-8.9
% Decrease
Claims decreased from November to December
|
-5.4
% Decrease
Claims decreased from December 2018 to 2019
|
2.5
% Increase
YTD average claims increased through December 2019
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
2.2
% Increase
National sales increased from October to November
|
2.8
% Increase
National sales increased from November 2018 to 2019
|
3.3
% Increase
YTD sales rose through November 2019
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
143.7
Increase
Index up 3.2 percent from December 2019 to January 2020
|
10.5
% Increase
Index up from January 2019 to 2020
|
143.7
Increase
YTD average up 10.5% through January 2020
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
55.7
% Decrease
Decreased 8.9 percentage points from November to December
|
1.3 percentage points
Increase
Occupancy increased from December 2018 to December 2019
|
74.3
% Increase
YTD occupancy up from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
-12.7
% Decrease
Passengers down from October to November
|
0.6
% Increase
Passengers up from November 2018 to 2019
|
6.7
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through November 2019
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
610.4
Increase
Index up 0.5% from December 2019 to January 2020
|
19.9
% Increase
Index up from January 2019 to 2020
|
0.5
% Increase
YTD return up through January 2020
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
28,256.0
Decrease
Index down 1% from December 2019 to January 2020
|
13.0
% Increase
Index up from January 2019 to 2020
|
-1.0
% Decrease
YTD return down through January 2020
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
4,440
Increase
Sales up 9.7% between November to December
|
20.5
% Increase
Sales up from December 2018 to 2019
|
57,248
Increase
YTD sales up 7.7% through December 2019
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$465,700
Decrease
Down 1.2% from 2Q 2019 to 3Q 2019
|
3.5
% Increase
Price up from 3Q 2018 to 3Q 2019
|
$461,200
Increase
YTD price 2.2% higher through 3Q 2019
|
Foreclosures
|
|
278
Increase
Up 40.4% from September to October
|
5.3
% Increase
Up from October 2018 to 2019
|
2,318
Increase
Up 0.3% YTD through October 2019
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
2,491
Increase
Permits increased 70% from November to December
|
-11.0
% Decrease
Permits down December 2018 to 2019
|
20,373
Decrease
YTD permits down 15.3% through December 2019
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
5.3
% Increase
Vacancy increased 0.6 percentage points from 3Q 2019 to 4Q 2019
|
-0.5 percentage points
Decrease
Vacancy decreased from 4Q 2018 to 4Q 2019
|
5.1
% Decrease
YTD average down 0.8 percentage points from last year
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
9.8
% Decrease
Vacancy rate down 0.1 percentage points from 3Q 2019 to 4Q 2019
|
-0.4 percentage points
Decrease
4Q 2019 vacancy down from 10.2% one year ago
|
-0.4 percentage points
Decrease
4Q 2019 vacancy down from 10.2% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
5.2
% Decrease
Vacancy rate decreased 0.1 percentage points from 3Q 2019 to 4Q 2019
|
+1.1 percentage points
Increase
4Q 2019 vacancy up from 4.1% one year ago
|
+1.1 percentage points
Increase
4Q 2019 vacancy up from 4.1% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.7
% Increase
Vacancy rate increased 0.2 percentage points from 3Q 2019 to 4Q 2019
|
+0.6 percentage points
Increase
4Q 2019 vacancy up from 4.1% one year ago
|
+0.6 percentage points
Increase
4Q 2019 vacancy up from 4.1% one year ago
|
