Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
2,300
Increase
Employment up 0.1% from Oct to Nov
|
36,900
Increase
Employment up 2.2% from Nov 2017 to 2018
|
43,500
Increase
YTD employment up 2.6% through Nov
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
22
% Decrease
Companies expecting to add workers fell 3 percentage points from 4Q 2018 to 1Q 2019
|
22
% Decrease
Companies expecting to add workers fell 1 percentage point from 1Q 2018 to 1Q 2019
|
22
% Decrease
YTD average down 1 percentage point compared with 2018
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
3.2
% Increase
Unemployment up 0.2 percentage points between Oct and Nov
|
0.5 percentage points
Increase
Unemployment increased from Nov 2017 to 2018
|
2.9
% Increase
Up 0.2 percentage points from 2017 YTD average
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
18.1
% Increase
Claims increased from Oct to Nov
|
-8.6
% Decrease
Claims decreased from Nov 2017 to 2018
|
-9.7
% Decrease
YTD average claims decreased through Nov 2018
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
5.2
% Increase
National sales increased from Sept to Oct
|
6.3
% Increase
National sales increased from Oct 2017 to 2018
|
5.3
% Increase
YTD sales rose through Oct 2018
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
140.2
Decrease
Index down 0.4% from Nov to Dec
|
11
% Increase
Index up from Dec 2017 to 2018
|
134.7
Increase
YTD average up 3.6% through Dec 2018
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
63.4
% Decrease
Decreased 14.2 percentage points from Oct to Nov
|
-1.5 percentage points
Decrease
Occupancy decreased from Nov 2017 to 2018
|
75.6
% Decrease
YTD occupancy decreased 1.3 percentage points from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
6.1
% Increase
Passengers up from Sept to Oct
|
8.0
% Increase
Passengers up from Oct 2017 to 2018
|
4.8
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through Oct 2018
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
460.6
Decrease
Index down 11.6% from Nov to Dec
|
-7.4
% Decrease
Index down from Dec 2017 to 2018
|
-7.4
% Decrease
YTD return down through Dec 2018
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
23,327.5
Decrease
Index down 8.7% from Nov to Dec
|
-6.1
% Decrease
Index down from Dec 2017 to 2018
|
-6.1
% Decrease
YTD return down through Dec 2018
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
3,785
Decrease
Sales down 16.2% between Oct and Nov
|
-18.8
% Decrease
Sales down from Nov 2017 to 2018
|
49,467
Decrease
YTD sales down 9.7% through Nov 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
|
|
188
Decrease
Down 28.2% from Oct to Nov
|
-26.0
% Decrease
Down from Nov 2017 to 2018
|
2,495
Decrease
Down 9.4% YTD through Nov 2018
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
1,591
Decrease
Permits decreased 28.5% from Sept to Oct
|
8.4
% Increase
Permits up Oct 2017 to 2018
|
18,759
Decrease
YTD permits down 7.6% through Oct 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)
|
|
9.9
% Decrease
Vacancy rate decreased from 3Q 2018 to 4Q 2018
|
-0.5 percentage points
Decrease
Vacancy rate down from 10.4% one year ago
|
-0.5 percentage points
Decrease
Vacancy rate down from 10.4% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.4
% No change
Vacancy rate unchanged from 3Q 2018 to 4Q 2018
|
+0.4 percentage points
Increase
4Q 2018 vacancy up from 4% one year ago
|
+0.4 percentage points
Increase
4Q 2018 vacancy up from 4% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.3
% Decrease
Vacancy rate decreased 0.2 percentage points from 3Q 2018 to 4Q 2018
|
-0.2 percentage points
Decrease
4Q 2018 vacancy down from 4.5% one year ago
|
-0.2 percentage points
Decrease
4Q 2018 vacancy down from 4.5% one year ago
|
