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%

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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.