Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
14,700
Increase
Employment up 0.9% from Apr. to May
|
43,900
Increase
Employment up 2.7% from May 2016 to 2017
|
35,400
Increase
YTD employment up 2.2% through May
|
% 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
|
|
2.3
% Increase
Unemployment rose 0.2 percentage points between Apr. and May
|
-0.7 percentage points
Decrease
Unemployment rate down from May 2016 to 2017
|
2.6
% Decrease
Down from 2016 YTD average of 3.4%
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
1.2
% Increase
Claims increased from Apr. to May
|
-8.5
% Decrease
Claims decreased from May 2016 to 2017
|
-12.4
% Decrease
YTD average claims decreased through May 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
|
|
133.3
Increase
Index up 6% from May to June
|
33.6
% Increase
Index up from June 2016 to 2017
|
129.2
Increase
YTD average up 30.8% through June 2017
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
82.2
% Increase
Increased 10.9 percentage points from Apr. to May
|
+4.4 percentage points
Increase
Occupancy increased from May 2016 to 2017
|
71
% Increase
YTD occupancy up from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
-7.3
% Decrease
Passengers down from Mar. to Apr.
|
9.9
% Increase
Passengers up from Apr. 2016 to 2017
|
7
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through Apr. 2017
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
530.2
Decrease
Index down 4.1% from to May to June
|
3
% Increase
Index up from June 2016 to 2017
|
2.6
% Increase
YTD return through June 2017
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
21,350.7
Increase
Index up 1.6% from May to Jun.
|
19.1
% Increase
Index up from Jun. 2016 to 2017
|
8
% Increase
YTD return through Jun. 2017
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
6,004
Increase
Sales up 24.2% from Apr. to May
|
9.8
% Increase
Sales up from May 2016 to 2017
|
22,234
Increase
YTD sales up 3.3% through May 2017
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$396,100
Increase
Up 3.8% from 4Q 2016 to 1Q 2017
|
7.3
% Increase
Price up from 1Q 2016 to 1Q 2017
|
$396,100
Increase
YTD price 7.3% higher through 1Q 2017
|
Foreclosures
|
|
258
Increase
Up 9.3% from Apr. to May
|
14.7
% Increase
Up from May 2016 to 2017
|
1,255
Decrease
Down 14.4% YTD through May 2017
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
1,375
Decrease
Permits decreased 45.8% from Apr. to May
|
-39
% Decrease
Permits down from May 2016 to 2017
|
10,084
Increase
YTD permits up 11.1% through May 2017
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
5.7
% Decrease
Vacancy decreased 0.5 percentage points from 4Q 2016 to 1Q 2017
|
-0.4 percentage points
Decrease
Vacancy decreased from 1Q 2016 to 1Q 2017
|
5.7
% 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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