The number of job openings in California for “Innovation Type Jobs” increased from 24,870 in March 2015 to 29,183 in April 2015. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also increased from 0.54 to 1.34 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 California decreased from 436,019 in December 2014 to 425,877 in January 2015. The median number of job searchers per job opening across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) and occupations in California was 0.98 in December 2014 and 1.77 in January 2015.
Texas both experienced a greater increase in job openings than California and US for the month of January.
January 2015
| State | Total Openings | Monthly Change | Yearly Change |
| California | 425,877 | -2.33% | -5.15% |
| Texas | 366,165 | 35.19% | 27.41% |
| USA | 4,393,597 | 27.61% | 22.75% |
Source: BLS
California experienced a decrease of 4,200 innovation job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, a decrease of 18.09%. Texas experienced an increase of 1,345 innovation job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, an increase of 11.19%.
| State | Total_Openings | Monthly_Change | Yearly_Change |
| CA | 19,018 | -18.09% | -6.77% |
| TX | 13,366 | 11.19% | 26.83% |
Innovation jobs definition: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/26/1233/
Source: BLS
Image source: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/09/23/symposium-innovation-ecosystems-jobs-wea.html
California experienced a decrease of 10,856 innovation job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, a decrease of 16.18%. Texas experienced an increase of 4,472 innovation job openings from December 2014 to January 2015, an increase of 11.30%.
Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/
| State | Total Openings | Monthly Change | Yearly Change |
| CA | 56,235 | -16.18% | -1.70% |
| TX | 44,042 | 11.30% | 28.05% |
Source: BLS
Image source: http://projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-am-scientist.html
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
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
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
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
Image source: http://fairmountinc.com/help-wanted-1-2-million-good-paying-jobs-available/
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
