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Leeds Business Confidence Index, Q3 2025
Colorado business leaders are feeling slightly more optimistic about the economic environment than
they were in early 2025.
Component
Q3 2024
Q4 2024
Q1 2025
Q2 2025
Q3 2025
Industry sales
54.7
48.0
53.4
37.3
42.7
Industry pro昀椀ts
52.0
46.3
50.4
35.2
39.6
Industry hiring
48.0
44.6
48.1
32.6
38.4
Capital expenditures
50.9
46.6
47.7
32.5
36.9
State economy
51.2
49.0
50.1
28.1
34.0
National economy
46.8
45.8
50.3
25.9
35.6
**LBCI**
50.6
46.7
50.0
31.9
37.9
Quarterly
change
Annual
change
Source: Business Research Division, Leeds School of
Business, University of Colorado Boulder
Population Boulder Valley
and Northern Colorado
DENVER
5,957,493
WELLINGTON
1,152,904
as of July 1, 2024
FORT COLLINS
EATON
WINDSOR
GREELEY
EVANS
LOVELAND
ESTES PARK
BERTHOUD
JOHNSTOWN • MILLIKEN
LYONS
LONGMONT
FREDERICK • FIRESTONE • DACONO
LAFAYETTE
BOULDER
ERIE
FORT LUPTON • LOCHBUIE
BROOMFIELD
SUPERIOR • LOUISVILLE
WESTMINSTER
BRIGHTON
DENVER
