Author: Dwight Steward, Ph.D.

Dr. Steward regularly writes and speaks on topics involving business and individual economic damages, employment audits, and the analysis of payroll and time data in wage and hour investigations. Dr. Steward has also held teaching positions at The University of Texas-Austin in the Department of Economics and in the Red McCombs School of Business, The College of Business at Sam Houston State University, and at The University of Iowa. He has taught numerous courses in statistics, corporate finance, labor economics, business policies, managerial economics, and microeconomics.

Texas job openings by major occupational group for June

Total number of job openings and median searcher-to-job ratio across all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) for each major occupational group in Texas in June 2015.

Texas, June 2015

Occupation Openings Searcher to Job Ratio
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 24,277 0.79
Management, business, and financial occupations 97,997 1.01
Sales and related occupations 46,599 1.26
Office and administrative support occupations 84,864 1.28
Transportation and material moving occupations 29,420 1.32
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,730 1.44
Service occupations 113,324 1.61
Professional and related occupations 153,474 2.41
Production occupations 28,003 2.43
Construction and extraction occupations 18,483 2.57

Source: BLS

4 largest California MSAs see decrease in job openings for June

All 4 of the largest MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) in California experienced a decrease in job openings for the month of June.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim MSA experienced a decrease of 3,350 job openings in June 2015, a 2.20% change from May 2015.

Month Total Openings Percent Monthly Change
July 2014 137,333 5.82
August 2014 136,939 -0.29
September 2014 112,657 -17.73
October 2014 121,598 7.94
November 2014 108,123 -11.08
December 2014 104,302 -3.53
January 2015 140,013 34.24
February 2015 137,967 -1.46
March 2015 141,983 2.91
April 2015 164,525 15.88
May 2015 152,008 -7.61
June 2015 148,658 -2.20

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont MSA experienced a decrease of 1,193 job openings in June 2015, an 1.52% change from May 2015.

Month Total Openings Percent Monthly Change
July 2014 69,790 5.4
August 2014 69,209 -0.83
September 2014 58,567 -15.38
October 2014 63,065 7.68
November 2014 56,940 -9.71
December 2014 54,986 -3.43
January 2015 72,089 31.11
February 2015 70,884 -1.67
March 2015 72,887 2.83
April 2015 84,472 15.89
May 2015 78,232 -7.39
June 2015 77,039 -1.52


Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA experienced a decrease of 1,494 job openings in June 2015, an 2.58% change from May 2015.

Month Total Openings Percent Monthly Change
July 2014 52,360 6.55
August 2014 51,924 -0.83
September 2014 40,018 -22.93
October 2014 42,870 7.13
November 2014 38,138 -11.04
December 2014 37,377 -2.00
January 2015 52,811 41.29
February 2015 52,141 -1.27
March 2015 53,849 3.27
April 2015 62,004 15.15
May 2015 57,837 -6.72
June 2015 56,343 -2.58

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos

The San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos MSA experienced a decrease of 919 job openings in June 2015, an 1.71% change from May 2015.

Month Total Openings Percent Monthly Change
July 2014 49,258 5.52
August 2014 49,007 -0.51
September 2014 41,343 -15.64
October 2014 44,408 7.41
November 2014 39,956 -10.02
December 2014 38,937 -2.55
January 2015 49,272 26.54
February 2015 48,492 -1.58
March 2015 49,955 3.02
April 2015 57,749 15.6
May 2015 53,722 -6.97
June 2015 52,803 -1.71

 

Source: BLS

Crude oil & natural gas prices see increase in May 2015

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Crude oil prices increased from $59.62 per barrel in April 2015 to $60.25 per barrel in May 2015. Natural gas prices also increased from $2.56 per million BTU in April 2015 to $2.78 per million BTU in May 2015.

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Texas crude oil production for May 2015 was 75,309,757 barrels, down from 77,472,269 barrels reported in April 2015. Texas natural gas production was 639,101,169 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) of gas in May 2015, down from the April 2015 natural gas production total of 661,025,675 Mcf.

Source: EIA, Texas RRC

Texas oil and gas extraction jobs increased by 2.3% from May to June

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The oil and gas extraction industry in Texas gained 2,300 jobs from May 2015 to June 2015. Compared to June 2014, the cumulative number of jobs added in this industry is 1,100, an increase of 1.1%.

Source: http://www.tracer2.com/admin/uploadedPublications/2138_TLMR-Current_Edition.pdf

Image Source: http://www.eliteexploration.com/texas-oil-gas-companies/

California job openings decreased from April to May

The number of job openings in California decreased from 657,459 in April 2015 to 610,591 in May 2015. The median number of job searchers per job opening across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) and occupations in California increased from 1.48 in April 2015 to 1.62 in May 2015.

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Source: BLS

4 Largest Texas MSAs see decrease in job openings in May

All four largest MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) in Texas experienced a decrease in job openings from April 2015 to May 2015.

Dallas

Dallas experienced a decrease of 8,156 job openings from April 2015 to May 2015, a 7.56% decrease.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
May-15 99,685 -7.56% 17.59%
Apr-15 107,841 16.39% 27.58%
Mar-15 92,653 2.87% 3.43%
Feb-15 90,072 -1.85% 23.93%
Jan-15 91,770 38.18% 29.39%
Dec-14 66,413 -4.20% -11.31%
Nov-14 69,326 -10.74% 11.28%
Oct-14 77,670 8.74% 19.49%
Sep-14 71,430 -20.43% -6.57%
Aug-14 89,770 -0.90% 27.29%
Jul-14 90,586 6.86% 28.67%
Jun-14 84,771 0.29% 15.23%

Austin

Austin experienced a decrease of 3,174 job openings from April 2015 to May 2015, a 6.97% decrease.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
May-15 42,340 -6.97% 15.22%
Apr-15 45,514 15.12% 25.63%
Mar-15 39,536 3.03% 4.12%
Feb-15 38,372 -1.78% 23.78%
Jan-15 39,066 26.19% 28.32%
Dec-14 30,957 -1.84% -2.14%
Nov-14 31,539 -9.03% 18.96%
Oct-14 34,670 7.17% 24.53%
Sep-14 32,352 -15.59% -0.45%
Aug-14 38,327 -1.57% 28.78%
Jul-14 38,938 5.96% 28.50%
Jun-14 36,748 1.44% 15.98%

Houston

Houston experienced a decrease of 6,822 job openings from April 2015 to May 2015, a 7.15% decrease.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
May-15 88,612 -7.15% 17.32%
Apr-15 95,434 15.36% 26.24%
Mar-15 82,726 3.76% 3.78%
Feb-15 79,730 -2.12% 20.96%
Jan-15 81,454 35.88% 28.02%
Dec-14 59,945 -3.04% -10.92%
Nov-14 61,824 -11.15% 10.35%
Oct-14 69,582 8.73% 19.68%
Sep-14 63,998 -20.30% -5.99%
Aug-14 80,299 -1.83% 27.86%
Jul-14 81,792 8.29% 29.66%
Jun-14 75,527 -0.09% 14.68%

San Antonio

San Antonio experienced a decrease of 3,416 job openings from April 2015 to May 2015, a 8.05% decrease.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
May-15 39,009 -8.05% 14.34%
Apr-15 42,425 16.19% 24.67%
Mar-15 36,512 2.73% 1.38%
Feb-15 35,543 -1.08% 22.30%
Jan-15 35,932 34.70% 26.88%
Dec-14 26,676 -3.61% -10.95%
Nov-14 27,676 -11.80% 12.69%
Oct-14 31,377 8.93% 21.21%
Sep-14 28,805 -20.44% -4.98%
Aug-14 36,207 0.12% 27.65%
Jul-14 36,164 6.00% 27.85%
Jun-14 34,117 0.26% 15.48%

Source: BLS

California and Texas both saw decrease in job openings in May

California

California experienced a decrease of 46,868 job openings from April 2015 to May 2015, a 7.13% monthly decrease.

Month Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
May 15 610,591 -7.13% 13.43%
Apr 15 657,459 15.57% 22.81%
Mar 15 568,891 2.98% 0.69%
Feb 15 552,422 -1.54% 20.46%
Jan 15 561,081 28.68% 24.96%
Dec 14 436,019 -2.52% -6.91%
Nov 14 447,277 -10.45% 15.15%
Oct 14 499,494 7.47% 21.56%
Sep 14 464,759 -18.01% -2.91%
Aug 14 566,834 -0.67% 27.78%
Jul 14 570,648 6.01% 27.68%
Jun 14 538,310 0.55% 16.09%

Texas

Texas experienced a decrease of 30,962 job openings from April 2015 to May 2015, a 7.29% monthly decrease

Month Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
May 15 393,563 -7.29% 14.57%
Apr 15 424,525 15.62% 23.84%
Mar 15 367,183 3.27% 1.54%
Feb 15 355,559 -1.76% 20.02%
Jan 15 361,941 33.63% 25.94%
Dec 14 270,849 -2.92% -10.76%
Nov 14 278,989 -11.11% 10.78%
Oct 14 313,873 8.34% 19.17%
Sep 14 289,703 -20.46% -5.86%
Aug 14 364,236 -1.23% 27.59%
Jul 14 368,784 7.36% 28.75%
Jun 14 343,517 0.21% 14.99%

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers experienced the largest increase of job openings nationwide for May

Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers experienced the largest increase of new openings of all occupations in the US for the month of May with 999 new job openings.

May 2015

Occupation Total Openings New Openings
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 21,181 999

Source: BLS

California RN’s, PA’s, and therapists see decrease in job openings from April to May

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The number of job openings in California for nurses, therapists, and physician assistants decreased from 20,399 in April 2015 to 18,450 in May 2015. The searcher-to-job opening ratio increased from 2.16 to 2.39 in the same span.

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://pediatric-nurse-practitioners.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-5-cardiac-care-nursing-jobs-for-we.html