The number of job openings in California for “Innovation Type Jobs” increased from 12,335 in May 2014 to 12,612 in June 2014, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio increased from 0.68 to 1.02 in the same span.
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The number of job openings in Texas for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs increased from 12,335 in May 2014 to 12,612 in June 2014, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio increased from 0.68 to 1.02 in the same span.
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The number of job openings in Texas for “Innovation Type Jobs” increased from 12,335 in May 2014 to 12,612 in June 2014, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio increased from 0.68 to 1.02 in the same span.
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The health care and social assistance industry gained 100 jobs from June 2014 to July 2014. Compared to July 2013, the cumulative number of jobs added in this industry is 33,300, an annual increase of 2.5%.
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The number of job openings in Texas for nurses, therapists, and physician assistants decreased from 9,612 to 9,298 from May 2014 to June 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio increased from 1.09 to 1.52 during that same span.
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The number of job openings in Texas for “petroleum engineers” and “geological and petroleum technicians” decreased from 640 in May 2014 to 622 in June 2014, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio increased from 0.90 to 1.4 in the same span.
The number of job openings in Texas for “derrick operators” and “roustabouts” decreased from 283 in May 2014 to 270 in June 2014, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio increased from 2.63 to 3.01 in the same span. 
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Texas June 2014
Total number of job openings and median searcher-to-job ratio across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) for each major occupational group in Texas in May 2014.
| Occupation | openings | s2jratio |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 54098 | 0.7 |
| Professional and related occupations | 77613 | 1.19 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 52093 | 1.2 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 16796 | 1.42 |
| Service occupations | 61409 | 1.65 |
| Sales and related occupations | 26907 | 1.76 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 888 | 2.24 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 17950 | 2.28 |
| Production occupations | 20146 | 2.7 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 15616 | 5.01 |
Texas June 2014
Total number of job openings and median searcher-to-job ratio across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) for each major occupational group in Texas in May 2014.
| Occupation | openings | s2jratio |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 54098 | 0.7 |
| Professional and related occupations | 77613 | 1.19 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 52093 | 1.2 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 16796 | 1.42 |
| Service occupations | 61409 | 1.65 |
| Sales and related occupations | 26907 | 1.76 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 888 | 2.24 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 17950 | 2.28 |
| Production occupations | 20146 | 2.7 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 15616 | 5.01 |
Compared to June of last year, all of the main MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) in Texas saw an annual increase in the number of job openings and decrease in the searcher-to-job opening ratio.
The number of job openings in Texas increased from 342,800 in May 2014 to 343,517 in June 2014. The median number of job searchers per job opening across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) and occupations in Texas was 1.29 in May 2014 and 1.47 in June 2014.