California and Texas both experienced a greater decrease in job openings than the US for the month of August.
August 2014
| Location | Total_Openings | Monthly_Change | Yearly_Change |
| CA | 566,834 | -0.67% | 27.78% |
| TX | 364,236 | -1.23% | 27.59% |
| US | 4,543,314 | -0.56% | 27.82% |
Source: BLS