The top three occupations with the most new job openings in California for the month of August were grounds maintenance workers with 3,366 new openings, cashiers with 3,643 new openings, and managers, all other with 3,687 new openings.
August 2014
| Month | Occupation | Total_Openings | New_Openings |
| Aug-14 | Grounds maintenance workers | 6,868 | 3,366 |
| Aug-14 | Cashiers | 9,288 | 3,643 |
| Aug-14 | Managers, all other | 9,939 | 3,687 |
Source: BLS
California
California experienced a decrease of 3,814 job openings from July 2014 to August 2014, a 0.67% monthly decrease.
| Month | Total_Openings | Monthly_Change | Yearly_Change |
| Aug-14 | 566,834 | -0.67% | 27.78% |
| Jul-14 | 570,648 | 6.01% | 27.68% |
| Jun-14 | 538,310 | 0.55% | 16.09% |
| May-14 | 535,368 | -5.24% | 20.85% |
| Apr-14 | 565,001 | 23.20% | 26.68% |
| Mar-14 | 458,591 | 2.14% | -2.59% |
| Feb-14 | 448,997 | -4.13% | 0.79% |
| Jan-14 | 468,361 | 20.57% | 11.64% |
| Dec-13 | 388,443 | -5.47% | -9.36% |
| Nov-13 | 410,918 | -14.15% | 16.93% |
| Oct-13 | 478,665 | 7.91% | 24.94% |
| Sep-13 | 443,593 | -0.75% | 0.01% |
Texas
Texas experienced a decrease of 4,548 job openings from July 2014 to August 2014, a 1.23% monthly decrease.
| Month | Total_Openings | Monthly_Change | Yearly_Change |
| 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% |
| Dec-13 | 251,841 | -4.38% | -8.61% |
| Nov-13 | 263,377 | -14.41% | 16.67% |
| Oct-13 | 307,730 | 7.80% | 25.44% |
| Sep-13 | 285,468 | -0.34% | 0.57% |
Source: BLS
The top three occupations with the most new job openings in Texas for the month of August were elementary and middle school teachers with 221.93 new openings, waiters and waitresses with 230.08 new openings, and cooks with 236.90 new openings.
August 2014
| Date | Occupation | Total_Openings | New_Openings |
| Aug-14 | Elementary and middle school teachers | 3,594.52 | 221.93 |
| Aug-14 | Waiters and waitresses | 4,610.36 | 230.08 |
| Aug-14 | Cooks | 4,963.26 | 236.90 |
Source: BLS
The number of job openings in California for nurses, therapists, and physician assistants increased from 16,429 in July 2014 to 16,994 in August 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 2.10 to 1.90 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
The number of job openings in California for “Innovation Type Jobs” decreased from 25,143 in July 2014 to 24,132 in August 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 1.09 to 1.06 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
The number of job openings in Texas for “Innovation Type Jobs” decreased from 13,218 in July 2014 to 12,762 in August 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 0.97 to 0.94 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
The number of job openings in Texas for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs decreased from 44,105 in July 2014 to 43,210 in August 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 1.30 to 1.24 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/
Source: BLS
Image source: http://projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-am-scientist.html
The number of job openings in California for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs decreased from 73,005 in July 2014 to 71,821 in August 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 1.69 to 1.57 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/
Source: BLS
Image source: http://fairmountinc.com/help-wanted-1-2-million-good-paying-jobs-available/
The number of job openings in Texas increased from 343,517 in June 2014 to 368,784 in July 2014. The median number of job searchers per job opening across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) and occupations in Texas was 1.47 in June 2014 and 1.42 in July 2014.
Source: BLS
The number of job openings in Texas for nurses, therapists, and physician assistants increased from 9,298 to 10,068 from June 2014 to July 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 1.52 to 1.48 during that same span.
Source: BLS
Image source: http://www.carrollhs.org/s/1253/index.aspx?pgid=877