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/
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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/
Source: BLS
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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
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The number of job openings in Texas for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs decreased from 39,659 in November to 39,570 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 0.81 to 0.68 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 Texas for nurses, therapists, and physician assistants increased from 9,189 to 10,144 from November 2014 to December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 0.85 to 0.63 during that same span.
Source: BLS
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The number of job openings in Texas for “petroleum engineers” and “geological and petroleum technicians” decreased from 632 in November 2014 to 595 in December 2014, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 0.89 to 0.78 in the same span.
The number of job openings in Texas for “derrick operators” and “roustabouts” decreased from 271 in November 2014 to 259 in December 2014, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 11.14 to 10.35 in the same span.
Source: BLS
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Texas December 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 December 2014.
| Occupation | Job Openings | Searcher-to-Job Ratio |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 81,943 | 0.4 |
| Service occupations | 93,411 | 0.78 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 72,852 | 0.95 |
| Professional and related occupations | 134,368 | 1.13 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 1,508 | 1.38 |
| Sales and related occupations | 37,555 | 2.62 |
| Construction and extraction occupations | 14,382 | 50.69 |
Source: BLS
Compared to December of last year, all of the main MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) in California saw an annual increase in the number of job openings and decrease in the searcher-to-job opening ratio.
Source: BLS
Compared to December 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.
Source: BLS
The number of job openings in California decreased from 447,277 in November 2014 to 436,019 in December 2014. The median number of job searchers per job opening across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) and occupations in California was 1.06 in November 2014 and 0.98 in December 2014.
Source: BLS