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All 4 largest Texas MSAs see increase in job openings for Jan

All four largest MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) in Texas experienced an increase in job openings from December 2014 January 2015.

Dallas

Dallas experienced an increase of 24,720 job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, a 37.22% increase.

Date	Total Openings	Monthly Change	Yearly Change
Jan-15	91,133	37.22%	28.50%
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%
May-14	84,526	-5.64%	20.19%
Apr-14	89,581	23.25%	26.62%
Mar-14	72,682	2.48%	-2.52%
Feb-14	70,922	-5.29%	1.27%

Austin

Austin experienced an increase of 7,912 job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, a 25.56% increase.

Date	Total Openings	Monthly Change	Yearly Change
Jan-15	38,869	25.56%	27.67%
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%
May-14	36,228	-4.59%	19.27%
Apr-14	37,971	22.48%	25.01%
Mar-14	31,001	1.83%	-3.11%
Feb-14	30,443	-3.77%	0.38%

Houston

Houston experienced an increase of 20,424 job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, a 34.07% increase.

Date	Total Openings	Monthly Change	Yearly Change
Jan-15	80,369	34.07%	26.32%
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%
May-14	75,596	-5.17%	20.16%
Apr-14	79,716	20.94%	26.09%
Mar-14	65,912	3.59%	-1.16%
Feb-14	63,626	-5.45%	2.27%

San Antonio

San Antonio experienced an increase of 9,886 job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, a 37.06% increase.

Date	Total Openings	Monthly Change	Yearly Change
Jan-15	36,562	37.06%	29.10%
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%
May-14	34,029	-5.52%	20.28%
Apr-14	36,017	23.93%	26.62%
Mar-14	29,061	2.62%	-2.85%
Feb-14	28,320	-5.47%	0.33%

Source: BLS

California and Texas both saw decrease in job openings in December

California

California experienced a decrease of 11,258 job openings from November 2014 to December 2014, a 6.91% monthly decrease.

Month	Total Openings	Monthly Change	Yearly Change
Dec-14	436019	-2.52%	-6.91%
Nov-14	447277	-10.45%	15.15%
Oct-14	499494	7.47%	21.56%
Sep-14	464759	-18.01%	-2.91%
Aug-14	566834	-0.67%	27.78%
Jul-14	570648	6.01%	27.68%
Jun-14	538310	0.55%	16.09%
May-14	535368	-5.24%	20.85%
Apr-14	565001	23.20%	26.68%
Mar-14	458591	2.14%	-2.59%
Feb-14	448997	-4.13%	0.79%
Jan-14	468361	20.57%	11.64%

Texas

Texas experienced a decrease of 8,140 job openings from November 2014 to December 2014, a 2.92% monthly decrease.

Month	Total Openings	Monthly Change	Yearly Change
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%
May-14	342,800	-5.20%	20.03%
Apr-14	361,597	22.06%	25.80%
Mar-14	296,241	3.08%	-1.95%
Feb-14	287,386	-5.31%	1.30%
Jan-14	303,498	20.51%	12.47%

Source: BLS

Elementary and Middle School Teachers experienced the largest increase of job openings nationwide for Dec

Elementary and Middle School teachers experienced the largest increase of new openings of all occupations in the US for the month of December with 4,017 new job openings.

Month	Occupation	Total_Openings	New_Openings
Dec 2014	Elementary and Middle School Teachers	34,298	4,017

Source: BLS

Tallahassee, FL experienced largest increase in job openings of all US MSAs for Dec

The Tallahassee, FL MSA (metropolitan statistical area) experienced the largest increase of job openings of all MSAs in the United States for the month of December with 155 new openings.

Month	MSA	Total Openings	New Openings
December 2014	Tallahassee, FL	8,330	155

Source: BLS

FLSA OT report for individuals working in roofing occupations

In this post, we look at the weekly overtime (OT) hours typically worked by those who work in roofing occupations.

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. 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
Roofers	23.64%	13.3 hours	50 hours

U.S. BLS data indicates that approximately 23.64% of roofers work overtime hours in a given week. On average, these workers that have FLSA overtime work approximately 13.3 hours a week in OT. The average regular or straight time pay rate of these workers in the U.S. is approximately 15.23 an hour. The average FLSA OT rate, not including supplemental pay such as non-discretionary bonus pay is 22.84 an hour.

Source: BLS (CPS March)

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

The top three occupations with the most new job openings in Texas for the month of December were Elementary and Middle School Teachers with 404 new openings, Registered Nurses with 267 new openings, and Nursing, Psychiatric, and home Health Aides with 212 new openings.

December 2014

Occupation	Total_Openings	New_Openings
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides	2,332	212
Registered Nurses	2,508	267
Elementary and Middle School Teachers	3,452	404

Source: BLS

California RN’s, PA’s, and therapists see increase in job openings from Nov to Dec

The number of job openings in California for nurses, therapists, and physician assistants increased from 14,866 in November 2014 to 16,429 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 1.54 to 1.20 in the same span.

Source: BLS

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

California innovation job openings decreased from Nov to Dec

The number of job openings in California for “Innovation Type Jobs” decreased from 24,404 in November 2014 to 23,218 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 0.86 to 0.79 in the same span.

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

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

California STEM job openings increased from Nov to Dec

The number of job openings in California for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs increased from 66,268 in November 2014 to 67,091 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 1.27 to 1.12 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/

STEM_2014_12

Source: BLS

Image source: http://fairmountinc.com/help-wanted-1-2-million-good-paying-jobs-available/

Texas innovation job openings decreased from Nov to Dec

The number of job openings in Texas for “Innovation Type Jobs” decreased from 12,748 in November 2014 to 12,021 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 0.66 to 0.58 in the same span.

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

Source: BLS

Image source: http://www.americas.gecapital.com/insight-and-ideas/capital-perspectives/innovation-secrets-of-steve-jobs