Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
+14,700
Increase
Employment increased 1% from Mar. to Apr.
|
+41,300
Increase
YTD employment up 2.9% through Apr.
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
20
% Increase
Companies expecting to add workers increased from 1Q 2014 to 2Q 2014
|
19
% Decrease
YTD average down 3 percentage points compared with 2013
|
Unemployment Rate
|
5.3
% Decrease
Unemployment fell 1 percentage point from Mar. to Apr.
|
6.0
% Decrease
Down from 2013 YTD avg of 7%
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
6.1
% Increase
Claims increased from Mar. to Apr.
|
-11.4
% Decrease
YTD average claims decreased 11.4% through Apr. 2014
|
Total Retail Sales
|
-0.6
% Decrease
Metro sales decreased from Jan. to Feb.
|
2.3
% Increase
YTD sales up through Feb. 2014
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
92.7
Increase
Index up 1.8% from Apr. to May
|
87.8
Increase
YTD average up 33.4% through May 2014
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
74.3
% Decrease
Decreased 1.7 percentage points from Mar. to Apr.
|
71.0
% Increase
YTD occupancy up 12.3%
|
DIA Passengers
|
-8.4
% Decrease
Passengers decreased from Mar. to Apr.
|
2.1
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through Apr. 2014
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
618.23
Increase
Index up 3.4% from Apr. to May
|
-1.3
% Increase
YTD Return through May 2014
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
16,717.2
Increase
Index increased 0.8% from Apr. to May
|
-0.8
% Increase
YTD Return through May 2014
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
4,302
Increase
Sales up 15.6% from Mar. to Apr.
|
13,518
Decrease
YTD sales down 7.6% through Apr. 2014
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
$288,400
Increase
Down 2.6% from 3Q to 4Q 2013Up 3.3% from 4Q to 1Q 2014
|
$288,400
Increase
YTD price 10.4% higher through 1Q 2014
|
Foreclosures
|
543
Increase
Up 1.3% from Feb. to Mar.
|
1,611
Decrease
Down 29.8% YTD through Mar. 2014
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
1,715
Decrease
Permits decreased 9.8% from Feb. to Mar.
|
4,543
Increase
YTD permits up 63.8% through Mar. 2014
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
5.1
% Decrease
Vacancy decreased 0.1 percentage points from 4Q to 1Q 2014
|
5.1
% Increase
YTD average up 0.5 percentage points through 1Q 2014
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
11.2
% Decrease
Vacancy rate down 0.2 percentage points from 4Q 2013 to 1Q 2014
|
-0.9 percentage points
Decrease
1Q 2014 vacancy rate down from 12.1% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
3.8
% Decrease
Vacancy rate down 0.4 percentage points from 4Q 2013 to 1Q 2014
|
-2 percentage points
Decrease
1Q 2014 vacancy rate down from 5.8% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
6.0
% Decrease
Vacancy rate down 0.4 percentage points from 4Q 2013 to 1Q 2014
|
-0.7 percentage points
Decrease
1Q 2014 vacancy rate down from 6.7% one year ago
|