Cleared Colorado Market Index · monthly close
August 2026 Colorado cleared-job market report
This report summarizes 31 immutable daily observations from 2026-08-01 through 2026-08-31. It measures direct-employer postings in Cleared Colorado—not hires, applicants, headcount, time-to-fill, or contract awards.
Closing observation
Where the directory finished
Current jobs
1515
-12 from the opening observation.
Active employers
19
Approved direct employers represented.
Named workplaces
22
Colorado cities, installations, and campuses.
Observed days
31
100% of 31 calendar days captured.
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 safely parsed annual 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.
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 close. The first successful capture for each completed UTC day is immutable. Missing observations are shown through coverage and are never reconstructed from today's mutable 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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