Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
+11,200
Increase
Employment up 0.7% from May to June
|
+51,500
Increase
Employment up 3.2% from June 2015 to 2016
|
+45,800
Increase
YTD employment up 2.9% through June
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
25
% Increase
Companies expecting to add workers rose 2 percentage points from 2Q 2016 to 3Q 2016
|
25
% Decrease
Companies expecting to add workers fell 1 percentage point from 3Q 2015 to 3Q 2016
|
24
% Increase
YTD average up 1 percentage point compared with 2015
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
3.8
% Increase
Unemployment was up 0.5 percentage points from May to June
|
-0.1 percentage points
Decrease
Unemployment rate down from June 2015 to 2016
|
3.3
% Decrease
Down from 2015 YTD average of 4.1%
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
-16
% Decrease
Claims decreased from May to June
|
-9.9
% Decrease
Claims decreased from June 2015 to 2016
|
-1.8
% Decrease
YTD average claims decreased through June 2016
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
-45.5
% Decrease
Metro sales decreased from Dec. to Jan.
|
-6.6
% Decrease
Metro sales down from Jan. 2015 to 2016
|
-6.6
% Decrease
YTD sales down through Jan. 2016
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
99.6
Decrease
Index down 0.2% from June to July
|
-12.9
% Decrease
Index down from July 2015 to 2016
|
98.9
Decrease
YTD average down 9.3% through July 2016
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
88.8
% Increase
Increased 11 percentage points from May to June
|
0.1 percentage points
Increase
Occupancy increased from June 2015 to 2016
|
73.7
% Decrease
YTD occupancy down 2.3 percent from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
12
% Increase
Passengers up from April to May
|
8.2
% Increase
Passengers up from May 2015 to 2016
|
6.5
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through May 2016
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
504.8
Decrease
Index down 1.9% from June to July
|
-16.8
% Decrease
Index down from July 2015 to 2016
|
1.6
% Increase
YTD return through July 2016
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
18,432.2
Increase
Index up 2.8% from June to July
|
4.2
% Increase
Index up from July 2015 to 2016
|
5.8
% Increase
YTD return through July 2016
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
5,484
Increase
Sales up 11.6% from April to May
|
-3.8
% Decrease
Sales down from May 2015 to 2016
|
21,608
Increase
YTD sales up 0.3% through May 2016
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$369,000
Increase
Up 4.4% from 4Q 2015 to 1Q 2016
|
9.1
% Increase
Price up from 1Q 2015 to 1Q 2016
|
$369,000
Increase
YTD price 9.1% higher through 1Q 2016
|
Foreclosures
|
|
251
Increase
Up 6.8% from May to June
|
-28.5
% Decrease
Down from June 2015 to 2016
|
1,696
Decrease
Down 6.7% YTD through June 2016
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
1,495
Decrease
Permits decreased 42.7% from May to June
|
-2.5
% Decrease
Permits down from June 2015 to 2016
|
11,007
Increase
YTD permits up 24.5% through June 2016
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
5.4
% Decrease
Vacancy decreased 0.7 percentage points from 1Q 2016 to 2Q 2016
|
0.9 percentage points
Increase
Vacancy increased from 2Q 2015 to 2Q 2016
|
5.8
% Increase
YTD average up 1.1 percentage points from last year
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
9.6
% Decrease
Vacancy rate down 0.2 percentage points from 1Q 2016 to 2Q 2016
|
-0.7 percentage points
Decrease
2Q 2016 vacancy rate down from 10.3% one year ago
|
-0.7 percentage points
Decrease
2Q 2016 vacancy rate down from 10.3% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
3.9
% Increase
Vacancy rate up 0.5 percentage points from 1Q 2016 to 2Q 2016
|
+0.8 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2016 vacancy up from 3.1% one year ago
|
+0.8 percentage points
Increase
2Q 2016 vacancy up from 3.1% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.9
% Decrease
Vacancy rate down 0.2 percentage points from 1Q 2016 to 2Q 2016
|
-0.4 percentage points
Decrease
2Q 2016 vacancy rate down from 5.3% one year ago
|
-0.4 percentage points
Decrease
2Q 2016 vacancy rate down from 5.3% one year ago
|
