Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
-500
Decrease
Employment decreased from Nov. to Dec.
|
+37,400
Increase
YTD employment up 2.6% through Dec.
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
18
% Increase
Companies expecting to add workers increased from Q4 2013 to Q1 2014
|
18
% Decrease
YTD average down 5 percentage points compared with Q1 2013
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
5.6
% Decrease
Metro rate decreased 0.2 percentage points from Nov. to Dec.
|
6.5
% Decrease
Down from 2012 YTD avg of 7.7%
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
9.2
% Increase
Claims increased from Nov. to Dec.
|
-0.1
% Decrease
YTD average claims decreased 0.1% through Dec. 2013
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
-4
% Decrease
Metro sales decreased from Oct. to Nov.
|
3.8
% Increase
YTD sales up through Nov. 2013
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
72.6
Decrease
Index down 3.8% from Jan. to Feb.
|
74
Increase
YTD average up 20.3% through Feb. 2014
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
66.4
% Increase
Decreased 12 percentage points from Dec. to Jan.
|
66.4
% Increase
YTD occupancy up 13.9%
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
-10.2
% Decrease
Passengers decreased from Dec. to Jan.
|
0.8
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through Jan. 2014
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
628
Increase
Index up 4.4% from Jan. to Feb.
|
+2.9
% Increase
YTD Return through Feb. 2014
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
16,321.7
Increase
Index increased 11.7% from Jan. to Feb.
|
-1.5
% Decrease
YTD Return through Feb. 2014
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
2,513
Decrease
Sales down 29.2% from Dec. to Jan.
|
2,513
Decrease
YTD sales down 4.3% through Jan. 2014
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$279,300
Decrease
Down 2.6% from Q3 to Q4 2013
|
$280,600
Increase
YTD price 11.2% higher through Q4 2013
|
Foreclosures
|
|
532
Increase
Up 11.1% from Dec. to Jan.
|
532
Decrease
Down 41.9% YTD through Jan. 2014
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
927
Decrease
Permits decreased 7.2% from Dec. to Jan.
|
927
Increase
YTD permits up 9.7% through Jan. 2014
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
5.2
% Increase
Vacancy increased 0.8 percentage points from Q3 to Q4 2013
|
4.6
% Decrease
YTD average down 0.1 percentage point through Q4 2013
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
11.6
% Decrease
Vacancy rate down 0.1 percentage point from Q3 to Q4 2013
|
-0.8 percentage points
Decrease
Q4 2013 vacancy rate down from 12.4% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4
% Decrease
Vacancy rate down 0.4 percentage point from Q3 to Q4 2013
|
-1.6 percentage points
Decrease
Q4 2013 vacancy rate down from 5.6% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
6.4
% Decrease
Vacancy rate down 0.1 percentage point from Q3 to Q4 2013
|
-0.5 percentage points
Decrease
Q4 2013 vacancy rate down from 6.9% one year ago
|
