The New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island MSA (metropolitan statistical area) experienced the largest increase of job openings of all MSAs in the United States for the month of August with 386 new openings.
| Month | MSA | Total_Openings | New_Openings |
| Aug-14 | New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 197,135 | 386 |
Source: BLS
Waiters and waitresses experienced the largest increase of new openings of all occupations in the US for the month of August with 2,951 new job openings.
| Month | Occupation | Total_Openings | New_Openings |
| Aug-14 | waiters and waitresses | 57,761 | 2,951 |
Source: BLS
Image Source: http://www.clipartpanda.com/categories/waiter-20clipart
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/