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.
Source: BLS
Compared to October of last year, 3 of the 4 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; Riverside was the only MSA that did not.
Source: BLS
Compared to October 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 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.
Source: BLS
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.
Source: BLS
Texas both experienced a greater increase in job openings than CA and US for the month of October.
October 2014
| Location | Total Openings | Monthly Change | Yearly Change |
| CA | 499,494 | 7.47% | 21.56% |
| TX | 313,873 | 8.34% | 19.17% |
| US | 3,952,611 | 7.64% | 20.41% |
Source: BLS
California experienced an increase of 1,652 innovation job openings from September 2014 to October 2014, an increase of 6.88%. Texas experienced an increase of 1,034 innovation job openings from September 2014 to October 2014, an increase of 8.25%.
| State | Total Openings | Monthly Change | Yearly Change |
| CA | 25,675 | 6.88% | 38.84% |
| TX | 13,568 | 8.25% | 42.82% |
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