Colorado’s employment growth continued to expand in July, climbing to 66.4 on the latest AIM WorkForce Index, a monthly report measuring the relative strength of job markets.
Colorado’s , which was released Thursday, increased 0.5 points from June’s figure; however, online job openings declined by 3.9 percent, said officials for Creighton University and nonprofit , which compiles the .
The index measures unique online job postings against unemployment data on a scale of 0 to 100. A reading below 50 indicates employment contraction, with a reading above 50 indicating employment expansion.
During July, Colorado saw an uptick in online postings for jobs in finance, nursing and information technology. Fields such as insurance, skilled manufacturing and transportation saw the greatest decline in online postings, according to the report.
The largest number of open positions online in July for Colorado were in sales, management and customer service, the report’s authors said.
The Colorado index has hovered around 66 since March and registered as high as 92.4 in October.
Colorado’s index for July ranked eighth best in the nation. Nebraska ranked No. 1.
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