By the numbers.

• Position: STATE OF THE STATE - Brief article

No. 1-Denver's rank among the nation's most desirable places to live, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center. Nearly 2,300 adults were interviewed for the survey, which was part of a broader study on where and why people move.

9,200-Net jobs lost in the Denver-Aurora-Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in 2008, for a negative annual growth rate of 0.6 percent.

54%-Percent of all residential moves in Colorado last year that were inbound, according to the 2008 United Van Lines Migration Study. Researchers called Colorado's inbound-outbound trends "balanced." Nevada, North Carolina and Washington, D.C., reported the highest inbound rates in 2008, while Michigan, North Dakota and New Jersey reported the highest outbound rates.

20%-Percent decline in listings on the Denver Multiple Listing Service in the...