For the month of November 2020 employers in the Houston/Galveston metropolitan area posted the highest number of new job openings in the state of Texas. In the last month, there have been 58178 job postings in the Houston/Galveston metropolitian area. Dallas/Fort Worth reported the second highest number of job openings in Texas, with 55418 job postings this month.
In the Houston/Galveston area, Registered Nurses were the most widely sought after positions by prospective employers, with a total of 2359 job positings this month. The other job positions that experienced the highest demand this month in the Houston/Galveston area were Retail Salespersons with 2002 job postings, and Sales Reps, Exc Tech/Sci Product with 2284 openings.
In November 2020 Registered Nurses are in high demand in Texas, with 9568 openings, the largest number of active job openings. Other occupations in high demand include Sales Reps, Exc Tech/Sci Product , with 7680 active openings, and Retail Salespersons , with 6964 active openings. Last Month, October 2020 , the jobs with the largest number of openings were Registered Nurses , Sales Reps, Exc Tech/Sci Product , and Customer Service Representatives .
November saw increased demand for Heavy/TractorTrailer Truck Drv with the largest number of new job postings by prospective employers, over 1191 in the past few weeks. Combined Food Prep/Serving Wkrs also saw large increases in openings, with 251 new posted positions, followed by Accountants and Auditors with 244 new posted positions within the past few weeks.
On October 03 there were 212713 job postings open in the state of Texas. On November 03 there were 200951 job postings open in the state of Texas. The state of Texas experienced a -6% percent change in the number of total job postings open. The Houston/Galveston region experienced the highest number of job postings open as of October 03 , and Houston/Galveston region experienced the highest number of job postings open as of November 03 . Lubbock experienced the largest change in job postings over the October 2020 to November 03 time period .
The job postings open in the following Texas regions are outlined below:
Abilene : -9% change in job postings ( From 1787 openings on October 03 to 1620 openings on November 03 )
Amarillo : -6% change in job postings ( From 3610 openings on October 03 to 3381 openings on November 03 )
Austin : -2% change in job postings ( From 10005 openings on October 03 to 9761 openings on November 03 )
Beaumont : -7% change in job postings ( From 1968 openings on October 03 to 1834 openings on November 03 )
Bryan : -7% change in job postings ( From 2295 openings on October 03 to 2124 openings on November 03 )
Corpus Christi : 2% change in job postings ( From 6394 openings on October 03 to 6499 openings on November 03 )
Dallas/Fort Worth : -6% change in job postings ( From 57222 openings on October 03 to 53917 openings on November 03 )
Del Rio/Eagle Pass : -11% change in job postings ( From 433 openings on October 03 to 386 openings on November 03 )
El Paso : 2% change in job postings ( From 7808 openings on October 03 to 8000 openings on November 03 )
Houston/Galveston : -7% change in job postings ( From 61055 openings on October 03 to 56735 openings on November 03 )
Laredo : -1% change in job postings ( From 2405 openings on October 03 to 2380 openings on November 03 )
Lubbock : 4% change in job postings ( From 5579 openings on October 03 to 5815 openings on November 03 )
Lufkin/Nacogdoches : -15% change in job postings ( From 1453 openings on October 03 to 1234 openings on November 03 )
McAllen/Brownsville : 0% change in job postings ( From 2414 openings on October 03 to 2410 openings on November 03 )
Midland/Odessa : -5% change in job postings ( From 3310 openings on October 03 to 3156 openings on November 03 )
San Angelo : -15% change in job postings ( From 588 openings on October 03 to 500 openings on November 03 )
San Antonio : -6% change in job postings ( From 31609 openings on October 03 to 29795 openings on November 03 )
Sherman/Denison : -12% change in job postings ( From 1676 openings on October 03 to 1483 openings on November 03 )
Texarkana : -24% change in job postings ( From 1730 openings on October 03 to 1320 openings on November 03 )
Tyler/Longview : -15% change in job postings ( From 4140 openings on October 03 to 3522 openings on November 03 )
Victoria : -20% change in job postings ( From 723 openings on October 03 to 576 openings on November 03 )
Waco/Temple/Killeen : 1% change in job postings ( From 3591 openings on October 03 to 3620 openings on November 03 )
Wichita Falls : -4% change in job postings ( From 918 openings on October 03 to 883 openings on November 03 )
Adela Botello discusses what she has been up to since starting with EmployStats in September.
Adela with her Course Certificate
“To help improve my skills as an Operations Assistant, I am enrolled in an Introduction to Financial Account Course. In college, I registered for two accounting courses; however, my memory in how to debit and credit different accounts has become very hazy. In college, I would assume everyone had select courses they dreaded or simply wished they did not have to take. For me, accounting was that dreadful course. The first couple weeks of class I had to bribe myself to attend, but after those couple weeks, I began to enjoy the functions of accounting. I think all of the “rules” and the organization of journal entries pulled me in. Accounting was not my passion, but something I became to appreciate.
Since I only had to take two accounting classes for my Economics degree, I have not thought about accounting since. So, when I was offered this position, I decided to pull out my old notes and start refreshing my memory. Not only did I look over my notes, we enrolled me in a Coursera course. The amount of courses available was incredible! It took me a few hours to find a course that met my needs because the possibilities were endless. The specialization I chose was: Introduction to Finance and Accounting Specialization. This specialization has a total of four courses, but you are able to only enroll in what you need. For me, I only needed to take two of the four courses. Both courses are taught by Professor Brian Bushee of University of Pennsylvania, and I really enjoy learning from him.
The first course is about “master(ing) the technical skills needed to analyze financial statements and disclosures for use in financial analysis…”. The items we discuss include: the income statement, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows, and analyzing different types of transactions. The course is broken down into four weeks, and each week ends with “homework”, which is really only a quiz about that week’s content. Professor Bushee has created videos, not longer than 20 minutes, to learn the course. At the end of each video, he offers pdf files of the slides he uses, which has helped me fully understand topics I had issues with while watching the videos.
Coursera has great tools when it comes to note taking and layout of the website. During videos, I am able to take a screenshot and Coursera will note exactly what the professor is saying at the time of the screenshot. So, not only am I able to go look at screenshots of notes I took, I can also read a small subscript of what was being said during the video. It has been very convenient because I can simply go to my “Notes” tab and review for the end of week quizzes a lot faster than having to rewatch several videos.
My experience with Coursera and this particular course has been extremely helpful and a great review of topics I had previously learned. Once I finish the courses, I will receive a certificate of completion and recognition of my new learned skills. The new skills will help me manage the accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll for EmployStats. As well, I will fully understand how invoices are incorporated into different accounts. These courses will prepare me for daily categorization of expenses, auditing of expenses, bank account balancing, and bank account reconciliations. This course will improve my financial analysis skills and help me achieve the task of recognizing underutilized and/or inefficient services and products. I am excited to use these new skills and knowledge towards my work with Employstats!”
