Cleared Colorado Market Index · monthly close
August 2026 Colorado cleared-job market report
Available Colorado cleared jobs from 2026-08-01 through 2026-08-31. The directory ended with 1,515 jobs—-12 compared with the opening observation.
Closing observation
At the end of the month
Current jobs
1515
-12 from the opening observation.
Active employers
19
Approved direct employers represented.
Locations
22
Colorado cities, installations, and campuses.
Observed days
31
100% of 31 calendar days captured.
Posting activity during the month
These are addition and removal events, not the change between the opening and closing job totals. They can differ because the observations and event records measure different parts of the directory.
Employer-source activity
What changed during August 2026
Newly discovered
1457
First observed by Cleared Colorado during the month.
Returned
194
Previously removed listings observed again.
Removed
1526
Listings no longer present at the approved source.
Net movement
+125
New plus returned minus removed posting events.
Closing opportunity mix
10% of closing listings explicitly allowed later clearance timing.
73% disclosed employer-provided compensation.
88% onsite · 12% hybrid among closing normalized work settings.
Advertised salary sample
The closing observation contained 1106 advertised annual pay ranges from 14 employers.
Closing median advertised range midpoint: $137,000.
From opening to closing, the median range midpoint moved +$5,600 and median range width moved +$7,200.
These are posted ranges, not accepted compensation or a causal clearance premium.
Report methodology
How to read this report
Population. Jobs must be active, come from an approved direct-employer source, name a Colorado workplace, require Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI eligibility, and state active-required or obtainable clearance timing. Remote-only jobs are excluded.
Daily records. Each daily snapshot is preserved. Missing days are not filled in from today’s listings.
Counting. A multi-location posting counts once statewide and once at every employer-named workplace, so workplace counts are not additive.
Interpretation. Source additions, removals, employer approvals, and parser coverage can change the measured directory. The report does not infer why a posting appeared or disappeared.
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A monthly report is historical context. Current jobs and saved alerts always use the current job listings.