California job openings decrease from August to September

The number of job openings in California decreased from 625,696 in August 2015 to 615,711 in September 2015. The median number of job searchers per job opening across all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and occupations in California also decreased from 1.47 in August 2015 to 1.27 in September 2015.

 

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Source: BLS

4 largest California MSAs see decrease in job openings for August

All 4 of the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in California experienced a decrease in job openings for the month of August.

Los Angeles – Long Beach – Santa Ana

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana MSA experienced a decrease of 18,134 job openings in August 2015, a -10.4% change from July 2015.

Month Total Openings Percent Monthly Change
Sep-14 112,657 -17.73
Oct-14 121,598 7.94
Nov-14 108,123 -11.08
Dec-14 104,302 -3.53
Jan-15 140,013 34.24
Feb-15 137,967 -1.46
Mar-15 141,983 2.91
Apr-15 164,525 15.88
May-15 152,008 -7.61
Jun-15 148,658 -2.2
Jul-15 174,288 17.24
Aug-15 156,154 -10.4

 

San Francisco – Oakland – Freemont

The San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont MSA experienced a decrease of 9,854 job openings in August 2015, a -10.95% change from July 2015.

Month Total Openings Percent Monthly Change
Sep-14 58,567 -15.38
Oct-14 63,065 7.68
Nov-14 56,940 -9.71
Dec-14 54,986 -3.43
Jan-15 72,089 31.11
Feb-15 70,884 -1.67
Mar-15 72,887 2.83
Apr-15 84,472 15.89
May-15 78,232 -7.39
Jun-15 77,039 -1.52
Jul-15 89,946 16.75
Aug-15 80,092 -10.95

Riverside – San Bernardino – Ontario

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA experienced a decrease of 6,442 job openings in August 2015, a -9.82% change from July 2015.

Month Total Openings Percent Monthly Change
Sep-14 40,018 -22.93
Oct-14 42,870 7.13
Nov-14 38,138 -11.04
Dec-14 37,377 -2
Jan-15 52,811 41.29
Feb-15 52,141 -1.27
Mar-15 53,849 3.27
Apr-15 62,004 15.15
May-15 57,837 -6.72
Jun-15 56,343 -2.58
Jul-15 65,608 16.44
Aug-15 59,166 -9.82

San Diego – Carlsbad – San Marcos

The San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos MSA experienced a decrease of 6,576 job openings in August 2015, a -10.7% change from July 2015.

Month Total Openings Percent Monthly Change
Sep-14 41,343 -15.64
Oct-14 44,408 7.41
Nov-14 39,956 -10.02
Dec-14 38,937 -2.55
Jan-15 49,272 26.54
Feb-15 48,492 -1.58
Mar-15 49,955 3.02
Apr-15 57,749 15.6
May-15 53,722 -6.97
Jun-15 52,803 -1.71
Jul-15 61,473 16.42
Aug-15 54,897 -10.7

 

Source: BLS

4 Largest Texas MSAs see decrease in job openings in August 2015

All four of the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in Texas experienced a decrease in job openings from July 2015 to August 2015.

Dallas

Dallas experienced a decrease of 12,075 job openings from July 2015 to August 2015, a 10.54% decrease.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
Aug-15 102,497 -10.54% 43.49%
Jul-15 114,572 16.84% 27.63%
Jun-15 98,055 -1.64% 8.25%
May-15 99,685 -6.84% 17.59%
Apr-15 107,005 15.49% 26.59%
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%

Austin

Austin experienced a decrease of 5,002 job openings from July 2015 to August 2015, a 10.34% decrease.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
Aug-15 43,395 -10.34% 34.13%
Jul-15 48,397 15.94% 26.28%
Jun-15 41,742 -1.41% 7.20%
May-15 42,340 -6.27% 15.22%
Apr-15 45,170 14.25% 24.68%
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%

Houston

Houston experienced a decrease of 10,761 job openings from July 2015 to August 2015, a decrease of 10.58%.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
Aug-15 90,902 -10.58% 42.04%
Jul-15 101,663 15.95% 26.61%
Jun-15 87,680 -1.05% 7.20%
May-15 88,612 -6.05% 17.32%
Apr-15 94,317 14.01% 24.76%
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%

San Antonio

San Antonio has experienced a decrease of 4,229 job openings from July 2015 to August 2015, a decrease of 9.5%.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
Aug-15 40,261 -9.50% 39.77%
Jul-15 44,490 16.80% 22.88%
Jun-15 38,089 -2.36% 5.32%
May-15 39,009 -7.10% 14.34%
Apr-15 41,990 15.00% 23.40%
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%

 

Source: BLS

Texas hydro-fracturing job openings increased from August to September

petroleum engineerThe number of job openings in Texas for “petroleum engineers” and “geological and petroleum technicians” decreased from 635 in August 2015 to 653 in September 2015, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 1.23 to 0.96 in the same span.

 

 

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The number of job openings in Texas for “derrick operators” and “roustabouts” increased from 171 in August 2015 to 173 in September 2015, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio increased from 5.96 to 6.50 in the same span.

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://wonderfulengineering.com/what-is-petroleum-engineering/

Innovation sector job openings increased in both CA and TX for September

California experienced an increase of 198 innovation job openings from August 2015 to September 2015, an increase of 0.72%. Texas experienced an increase of 96 innovation job openings from August 2015 to September 2015, an increase of 0.65%.

A symposium on how to grow innovation ecosystems to create wealth and jobs in the region will be paired with a MedStart event.

 

State Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
CA 27,692 0.72% 7.85%
TX 14,906 0.65% 9.86%

Innovation jobs definition: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/26/1233/

Source: BLS

Image source: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/09/23/symposium-innovation-ecosystems-jobs-wea.html

2015 FLSA OT report for Food Service Managers

In this post, we look at the weekly overtime (OT) hours typically worked by food service managers. Many of the employees that work in these jobs are not exempt from FLSA overtime pay and earn 1.5 times pay for hours worked over 40 in a given week. The tabulations below are based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) survey data. The BLS job title groups are insightful, generally containing more specific job titles with similar knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA), but can be more broad than a particular company’s job title listing. Also, some companies may have the job title listed here as exempt from FLSA or state OT due to their specific job assignments. The BLS does not make a distinction as to if the job title is exempt or non-exempt from OT.

Occupational Group Title Percent of OT Workers Average Hours of OT 1 out of every 4 (25%) OT workers works at least:
Food Service Managers 47.14% 16.59 hours 60 hours

U.S. BLS data indicates that approximately 47.14% of food service managers work overtime hours in a given week.  On average, these workers that have FLSA overtime work approximately 16.59 hours a week in OT. The average regular or straight time pay rate of these workers in the U.S. is approximately $18.57 an hour.  The average FLSA OT rate, not including supplemental pay such as non-discretionary bonus pay, is $27.85 an hour.

Source: BLS (CPS March)

FLSA OT report for Telemarketers

In this post, we look at the weekly overtime (OT) hours typically worked by telemarketers. Many of the employees that work in these jobs are not exempt from FLSA overtime pay and earn 1.5 times pay for hours worked over 40 in a given week. The tabulations below are based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) survey data. The BLS job title groups are insightful, generally containing more specific job titles with similar knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA), but can be more broad than a particular company’s job title listing. Also, some companies may have the job title listed here as exempt from FLSA or state OT due to their specific job assignments. The BLS does not make a distinction as to if the job title is exempt or non-exempt from OT.

Occupational Group Title Percent of OT Workers Average Hours of OT 1 out of every 4 (25%) OT workers works at least:
Telemarketers 21.43% 11.67 hours 60 hours

U.S. BLS data indicates that approximately 21.43% of telemarketers work overtime hours in a given week.  On average, these workers that have FLSA overtime work approximately 11.67 hours a week in OT. The average regular or straight time pay rate of these workers in the U.S. is approximately $8.48 an hour.  The average FLSA OT rate, not including supplemental pay such as non-discretionary bonus pay, is $12.72 an hour.

Source: BLS (CPS March)

Texas STEM job openings increased from June to July

STEM logo

The number of job openings in Texas for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs increased from 48,441 in June to 56,433 in July 2015. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 1.73 to 1.67 in the same span.

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-am-scientist.html

Top 3 occupations with the most new job openings in Texas for July

The top three occupations with the most new job openings in Texas for the month of July were Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers with 1,084 new openings, Managers with 1,061 new openings, and Cashiers with 1,145 new openings.

July 2015

Occupation Total Openings New Openings
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 7,552 1,084
Managers 7,951 1,061
Cashiers 7,149 1,145

Source: BLS

Crude oil & natural gas prices see increase in July 2015

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Crude oil prices decreased from $59.48 per barrel in June 2015 to $47.11 per barrel in July 2015. Natural gas prices also decreased from $2.80 per million BTU in June 2015 to $2.76 per million BTU in July 2015.

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Texas crude oil production for July 2015 was 80,379 barrels, up from 79,556 barrels reported in June 2015. Texas natural gas production was 682,723 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) of gas in July 2015, up from the June 2015 natural gas production total of 671,691 Mcf.

Source: EIA, Texas RRC