Nonfarm Employment Growth
|
|
-2,400
Decrease
Employment down 0.1% from August to September
|
27,700
Increase
Employment up 1.7% from September 2016 to 2017
|
33,600
Increase
YTD employment up 2.1% through September
|
% Companies Hiring (Denver Area)
|
|
20
% Decrease
Companies expecting to add workers fell 10 percentage points from 3Q 2017 to 4Q 2017
|
20
% Decrease
Companies expecting to add workers fell 8 percentage points from 4Q 2016 to 4Q 2017
|
26
% Increase
YTD average up 1 percentage point compared with 2016
|
Unemployment Rate
|
|
2.2
% Increase
Unemployment rose 0.1 points between August and September
|
-0.6 percentage points
Decrease
Unemployment rate down from September 2016 to 2017
|
2.5
% Decrease
Down from 2016 YTD average of 3.3%
|
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
|
|
-8.9
% Decrease
Claims decreased from August to September
|
-9.7
% Decrease
Claims decreased from September 2016 to 2017
|
-10.7
% Decrease
YTD average claims decreased through September 2017
|
Total Retail Sales
|
|
3.1
% Increase
National sales increased from July to August
|
3.9
% Increase
National sales increased from August 2016 to 2017
|
3.8
% Increase
YTD sales rose through August 2017
|
Consumer Confidence Index
|
|
149.1
Increase
Index up 24.9% from September to October.
|
46.9
% Increase
Index up from October 2016 to 2017
|
129.2
Increase
YTD average up 28.6% through October 2017
|
Hotel Occupancy
|
|
83.9
% Decrease
Decreased 2 percentage points from August to September
|
0.1 percentage points
Increase
Occupancy increased from September 2016 to 2017
|
77.9
% No change
YTD occupancy unchanged from last year
|
DIA Passengers
|
|
-11
% Decrease
Passengers down from August to September
|
-0.3
% Decrease
Passengers down from September 2016 to 2017
|
6.2
% Increase
YTD passengers increased through September 2017
|
Bloomberg Colorado Index
|
|
505.7
Decrease
Index down 0.4% from September to October
|
2.5
% Increase
Index up from October 2016 to 2017
|
-2.2
% Decrease
YTD return down through October 2017
|
|
Dow Jones / Industrial Average
|
|
23,377.2
Increase
Index up 4.3% from September to October
|
28.9
% Increase
Index up from September 2016 to 2017
|
18.3
% Increase
YTD return up through October 2017
|
Home Sales (Closed)
|
|
4,894
Decrease
Sales down 17% from August to September
|
-10.2
% Decrease
Sales down from September 2016 to 2017
|
45,023
Decrease
YTD sales down 0.9% through September 2017
|
Median Home Price (Denver-Aurora MSA)
|
|
$418,100
Decrease
Down 1.5% from 2Q 2017 to 3Q 2017
|
8.1
% Increase
Price up from 3Q 2016 to 3Q 2017
|
$412,900
Increase
YTD price 7.7% higher through 3Q 2017
|
Foreclosures
|
|
242
Decrease
Down 15.1% from August to September
|
2.1
% Increase
Up from September 2016 to 2017
|
2,273
Decrease
Down 6.6% YTD through September 2017
|
Residential Building Permits (Total)
|
|
1,404
Decrease
Permits decreased 37.4% from August to September
|
-13
% Decrease
Permits down from September 2016 to 2017
|
18,908
Increase
YTD permits up 24.1% through September 2017
|
Apartment Vacancy Rate
|
|
5.4
% Increase
Vacancy increased 0.4 percentage points from 2Q 2017 to 3Q 2017
|
0.3 percentage points
Increase
Vacancy increased from 3Q 2016 to 3Q 2017
|
5.4
% Decrease
YTD average down 0.1 percentage points from last year
|
Office Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
10.8
% Decrease
Vacancy rate down 0.1 percentage points from 2Q 2017 to 3Q 2017
|
+0.8 percentage points
Increase
Vacancy rate up from 10% one year ago
|
+0.8 percentage points
Increase
Vacancy rate up from 10% one year ago
|
Industrial Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
4.7
% Increase
Vacancy rate up 0.2 percentage points from 2Q 2017 to 3Q 2017
|
+0.9 percentage points
Increase
3Q 2017 vacancy up from 3.8% one year ago
|
+0.9 percentage points
Increase
3Q 2017 vacancy up from 3.8% one year ago
|
Retail Space Vacancy Rate (with Sublet)
|
|
5
% No change
Vacancy rate unchanged from 2Q 2017 to 3Q 2017
|
+0.1 percentage points
Increase
3Q 2017 vacancy rate up from 4.9% one year ago
|
+0.1 percentage points
Increase
3Q 2017 vacancy rate up from 4.9% one year ago
|
