Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
-4,000
Decrease
Employment down 0.2% from Aug to Sept
|
42,300
Increase
Employment up 2.5% from Sept 2017 to 2018
|
44,700
Increase
YTD employment up 2.7% through Sept
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
25
% Decrease
Companies expecting to add workers fell 4 percentage points from 3Q 2018 to 4Q 2018
|
25
% Increase
Companies expecting to add workers rose 5 percentage points from 4Q 2017 to 4Q 2018
|
27
% Increase
YTD average up 1 percentage point compared with 2017
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
3
% Decrease
Unemployment down 0.3 percentage points between Aug and Sept
|
0.4 percentage points
Increase
Unemployment increased from Sept 2017 to 2018
|
2.9
% Increase
Up 0.2 percentage point from 2017 YTD average
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
-7.4
% Decrease
Claims decreased from Aug to Sept
|
-9.4
% Decrease
Claims decreased from Sept 2017 to 2018
|
-10.6
% Decrease
YTD average claims decreased through Sept 2018
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
3.3
% Increase
National sales increased from July to Aug
|
6.9
% Increase
National sales increased from Aug 2017 to 2018
|
5.6
% Increase
YTD sales rose through Aug 2018
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
134.7
Decrease
Index down 11.6% from Sept to Oct
|
-7.2
% Decrease
Index down from Oct 2017 to 2018
|
133.1
Increase
YTD average up 3.3% through Oct 2018
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
82.9
% Decrease
Decreased 2.3 percentage points from Aug to Sept
|
-1 percentage points
Decrease
Occupancy decreased from Sept 2017 to 2018
|
76.7
% Decrease
YTD occupancy decreased 1.2 percentage points from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
-2.4
% Decrease
Passengers down from July to Aug
|
4.3
% Increase
Passengers up from Aug 2017 to 2018
|
4.3
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through Aug 2018
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
495.1
Decrease
Index down 7.6% from Sept to Oct
|
-2.1
% Decrease
Index down from Oct 2017 to 2018
|
-0.5
% Decrease
YTD return down through Oct 2018
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
25,115.8
Decrease
Index down 5.1% from Sept to Oct
|
7.4
% Increase
Index up from Oct 2017 to 2018
|
1.1
% Increase
YTD return up through Oct 2018
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
4,180
Decrease
Sales down 5.7% between Aug and Sept
|
-14.6
% Decrease
Sales down from Sept 2017 to 2018
|
41,164
Decrease
YTD sales down 8.6% through Sept 2018
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$450,100
Decrease
Down 2.8% from 2Q 2018 to 3Q 2018
|
7.7
% Increase
Price up from 3Q 2017 to 3Q 2018
|
$451,500
Increase
YTD price 9.3% higher through 3Q 2018
|
Foreclosures
|
|
210
Decrease
Down 12.1% from Aug to Sept
|
-12.9
% Decrease
Down from Sept 2017 to 2018
|
2,046
Decrease
Down 9.1% YTD through Sept 2018
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
2,553
Increase
Permits increased 54.6% from Aug to Sept
|
83.9
% Increase
Permits up Sept 2017 to 2018
|
17,588
Decrease
YTD permits down 6.6% through Sept 2018
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
5.5
% Decrease
Vacancy decreased 0.5 percentage points from 2Q 2018 to 3Q 2018
|
0.1 percentage point
Increase
Vacancy increased from 3Q 2017 to 3Q 2018
|
5.9
% Increase
YTD average up 0.5 percentage points from last year
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
10.2
% Decrease
Vacancy rate decreased from 2Q 2018 to 3Q 2018
|
-0.3 percentage points
Decrease
Vacancy rate down from 10.5% one year ago
|
-0.3 percentage points
Decrease
Vacancy rate down from 10.5% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.6
% Increase
Vacancy rate increased from 2Q 2018 to 3Q 2018
|
-0.2 percentage points
Decrease
3Q 2018 vacancy down from 4.8% one year ago
|
-0.2 percentage points
Decrease
3Q 2018 vacancy down from 4.8% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.7
% No change
Vacancy rate remained flat from 2Q 2018 to 3Q 2018
|
-0.2 percentage points
Decrease
3Q 2018 vacancy down from 4.9% one year ago
|
-0.2 percentage points
Decrease
3Q 2018 vacancy down from 4.9% one year ago
|
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