I’d have to research it, but due to our anemic economic situation, the retail sector is probably not exactly robust. The tech sector bust, combined with a downturn after 9/11 really hit CO badly and we’ve been reeling ever since. I’d say the State economy in general is not doing well. I do know that the State government had a multi-year budget shortfall, which seems ameliorated a bit due to a raise in taxes (sigh). My instinct is that when people lose jobs in CA it’s a big enough State that’s fairly well diversified that people can find work there again. This is not the situation in CO. There aren’t an abundance of jobs here. We’re just fly-over country; not very important on a broader view of things. But I doubt CO’s poor economic performance over the last years have affected much of the U.S. economy. CO is a small state, unlike CA.
Powayseller, too bad you’re not in CO! What you’re anticipating to happen in CA seems to be on it’s way out here, even without any real estate bubble!
