California job openings decreased from Nov to Dec

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.

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Texas job openings decreased from Nov to Dec

The number of job openings in Texas decreased from 278,989 in November 2014 to 270,849 in December 2014. The median number of job searchers per job opening across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) and occupations in Texas was 0.64 in November 2014 and 0.56 in December 2014.

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Source: BLS

Texas RN’s, therapists, and PA’s see increase in job openings from Sept. to Oct.

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The number of job openings in Texas for nurses, therapists, and physician assistants increased from  10,248 to 10,580 from September 2014 to October 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 0.86 to 0.81 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 increased from in October

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The number of job openings in Texas for “petroleum engineers” and “geological and petroleum technicians” increased from 634 in September 2014 to 765 in October 2014, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 0.99 to 0.83 in the same span.

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The number of job openings in Texas for “derrick operators” and “roustabouts” increased from 270 in September 2014 to 353 in October 2014, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 10.87 to 8.0 in the same span. roustabout_2014_10

Source: BLS

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

Texas job openings by major occupational group for October

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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 October 2014.

Occupation Job Openings Searcher-to-Job Ratio
Management, business, and financial occupations 93,828 0.4
Service occupations 109,699 0.73
Office and administrative support occupations 83,681 0.79
Sales and related occupations 48,583 0.97
Professional and related occupations 144,040 1.22
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,823 1.31
Construction and extraction occupations 17,840 40.5

Source: BLS

California job openings increased from September to October

The number of job openings in California decreased from 464,759 in September 2014 to 499,494 in October 2014. The median number of job searchers per job opening across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) and occupations in California was 0.97 in September 2014 and 0.91 in October 2014.

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Source: BLS

Texas job openings increased from September to October

The number of job openings in Texas increased from 289,703 in September 2014 to 313,873 in October 2014. The median number of job searchers per job opening across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) and occupations in Texas was 0.67 in September 2014 and 0.58 in October 2014.

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Source: BLS