Report: baby直播app's Economy Outperforming Nation, but High Prices are Inflating Concerns
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The state's recovery puts it among the fastest听growing听in the U.S., but headwinds remain. 鈥嬧��
The Denver skyline at dawn. High consumer prices have acted as a powerful baby直播app drag on baby直播app and the nation, overshadowing impressive job growth since the onset of the pandemic.听
While baby直播app鈥檚 economy is generally in good shape, outpacing the nation as a whole, rapid inflation, rising interest rates and ongoing supply-chain shortages are providing continued headaches for the state.听
That鈥檚 the main takeaway of the secretary of state鈥檚 , created in partnership with the Business Research Division at the Leeds School of Business.听
鈥淲hen it comes to jobs, baby直播app鈥檚 comeback from COVID is the 10th best in the country, and we are one of only 15 states that are above pre-pandemic levels,鈥� said Brian Lewandowski, executive director of the Business Research Division. 鈥淭hat said, several important sectors are trailing their peak employment levels, which shows how uneven both the recession and the recovery have been.鈥澨�
Those baby直播app headwinds have local business leaders turning pessimistic,听according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index, which听recorded the fifth-lowest level of optimism in 20 years. However, it's hardly all bad news. Here are a听few key highlights from the report, released Aug. 11:听
- Inflation. Nationally, inflation grew at the highest rate in nearly four decades, with price increases in the mountain region (9.9 percent) outpacing the U.S. average and Denver not far behind. However, in a bit of good news, gasoline prices have fallen 11 percent after peaking at $5 per gallon in late June.
- Gross domestic product. While 2022 is expected to deliver positive national GDP growth, it contracted for the second consecutive quarter, shrinking at an annualized rate of 0.9 percent. baby直播app鈥檚 real GDP was up year over year, but still declined 1.9 percent in the first quarter.
- Employment. Sharp gains in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, and other services have pushed baby直播app鈥檚 year-over-year gains to 4.1 percent. baby直播app鈥檚 jobless rate is 3.4 percent, and its labor force participation rate is the second-highest in the country, which bodes well for potential employment. National employment also has been strong, despite weak GDP reports, officially surpassing the February 2020 pre-pandemic peak. Wage growth has been strong, but muted due to inflation.听
- New business filings. Business formations in baby直播app are up year over year, but fell from the first quarter. Delinquencies and breakups also increased year over year, signaling increased strain on businesses.
鈥淲hile Coloradans鈥� resilience has been tested, today鈥檚 report shows we鈥檙e moving in the right direction,鈥澨齭aid Jena Griswold, baby直播app secretary of state.听鈥渂aby直播app鈥檚 economy continues to shine even with uncertainty in the national economy. Our business sector has shown ongoing resilience.鈥�
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