California RN’s, PA’s, and therapists see increase in job openings from Nov to Dec

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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.

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://pediatric-nurse-practitioners.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-5-cardiac-care-nursing-jobs-for-we.html

California innovation job openings decreased from Nov to Dec

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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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Image source: http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/09/23/symposium-innovation-ecosystems-jobs-wea.html

Texas RN’s, therapists, and PA’s see increase in job openings from Nov to Dec

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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.

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://www.carrollhs.org/s/1253/index.aspx?pgid=877

Texas hydro-fracturing job openings decreased from Nov to Dec

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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.

petro_engineer_2014_12The 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.

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://wonderfulengineering.com/what-is-petroleum-engineering/

Texas job openings by major occupational group for Dec

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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