Tag: Texas Economy

Innovation sector jobs decreased in both CA and TX for the month of August

California experienced a decrease of 1,011 innovation job openings from July 2014 to August 2014, a decrease of 4.02%. Texas experienced a decrease of 456 innovation job openings from July 2014 to August 2014, a decrease of 3.45%.

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State Total_Openings Monthly_Change Yearly_Change
CA 24,132 -4.02% 29.71%
TX 12,762 -3.45% 30.67%

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

STEM jobs decreased in both CA and TX for the month of August

California experienced a dencrease of 1,184 innovation job openings from July 2014 to August 2014, a decrease of 1.62%. Texas experienced a decrease of 895 innovation job openings from July 2014 to August 2014, a decrease of 2.03%.

Our definition of STEM jobs: http://www.employstats.com/blog/2014/09/19/growing-national-interest-in-stem-fields-has-focused-our-research/

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State Total_Openings Monthly_Change Yearly_Change
CA 71,821 -1.62% 32.78%
TX 43,210 -2.03% 32.61%

Source: BLS

Image source: http://projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-am-scientist.html

3 out of 4 largest Texas MSAs see decrease in job openings for August

Three out of the four largest MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) in Texas experienced a decrease in job openings for the month of August.

Dallas

Dallas experienced a decrease of 816 job openings from Jul 2014 to August 2014, a 0.90% decrease.

Date Total_Openings Monthly_Change Yearly_Change
Aug-14 89,770 -0.90% 27.29%
Jul-14 90,586 6.86% 28.67%
Jun-14 84,771 0.29% 15.23%
May-14 84,526 -5.64% 20.19%
Apr-14 89,581 23.25% 26.62%
Mar-14 72,682 2.48% -2.52%
Feb-14 70,922 -5.29% 1.27%
Jan-14 74,887 20.21% 12.54%
Dec-13 62,296 -4.16% -8.80%
Nov-13 65,003 -14.98% 17.30%
Oct-13 76,452 8.40% 26.29%
Sep-13 70,526 0.18% 0.12%

Austin

Austin experienced a decrease of 611 job openings from July 2014 to August 2014, a 1.57% decrease.

Date Total_Openings Monthly_Change Yearly_Change
Aug-14 38,327 -1.57% 28.78%
Jul-14 38,938 5.96% 28.50%
Jun-14 36,748 1.44% 15.98%
May-14 36,228 -4.59% 19.27%
Apr-14 37,971 22.48% 25.01%
Mar-14 31,001 1.83% -3.11%
Feb-14 30,443 -3.77% 0.38%
Jan-14 31,635 19.32% 9.52%
Dec-13 26,512 -4.77% -10.09%
Nov-13 27,840 -14.33% 15.78%
Oct-13 32,499 9.20% 25.10%
Sep-13 29,760 -1.79% -1.33%

Houston

Houston experienced a decrease of 1,493 job openings from July 2014 to August 2014, a 1.83% decrease.

Date Total_Openings Monthly_Change Yearly_Change
Aug-14 80,299 -1.83% 27.86%
Jul-14 81,792 8.29% 29.66%
Jun-14 75,527 -0.09% 14.68%
May-14 75,596 -5.17% 20.16%
Apr-14 79,716 20.94% 26.09%
Mar-14 65,912 3.59% -1.16%
Feb-14 63,626 -5.45% 2.27%
Jan-14 67,291 20.11% 12.98%
Dec-13 56,026 -3.63% -8.46%
Nov-13 58,138 -14.60% 16.91%
Oct-13 68,074 8.40% 25.92%
Sep-13 62,801 -0.44% 0.47%

San Antonio

San Antonio experienced an increase of 43 job openings from July 2014 to August 2014, a 0.12% increase.

Date Total_Openings Monthly_Change Yearly_Change
Aug-14 36,207 0.12% 27.65%
Jul-14 36,164 6.00% 27.85%
Jun-14 34,117 0.26% 15.48%
May-14 34,029 -5.52% 20.28%
Apr-14 36,017 23.93% 26.62%
Mar-14 29,061 2.62% -2.85%
Feb-14 28,320 -5.47% 0.33%
Jan-14 29,958 21.97% 12.89%
Dec-13 24,561 -5.12% -8.66%
Nov-13 25,887 -14.61% 17.03%
Oct-13 30,316 6.88% 25.77%
Sep-13 28,365 0.28% 1.02%

Source: BLS

California and Texas both saw decrease in job openings in August 2014

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

Top 3 occupations with the most new job openings in Texas for August

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

Texas innovation job openings decreased from July 2014 to August 2014

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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/

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://www.americas.gecapital.com/insight-and-ideas/capital-perspectives/innovation-secrets-of-steve-jobs

Texas STEM job openings decreased from July 2014 to August 2014

STEM logoThe 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/

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Source: BLS

Image source: http://projecttomorrowblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/i-am-scientist.html

Crude oil prices decreased while natural gas prices increased from July to August

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Crude oil price decreased from $98.23 per barrel in July 2014 to $97.86 per barrel in August 2014. Natural gas price went up from $3.78 per million BTU (one million BTU is approximately 974 cubic feet) in July 2014 to $4.04 per million BTU in August 2014.

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Texas crude oil production for July 2014 was 69,573,013 barrels, down from 70,108,403 barrels reported in April 2014. Texas natural gas production was 632,494,096 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) of gas in July 2014, down from the June 2014 gas production total of 639,345,631 Mcf.

Sources: eia.gov, rrc.state.tx.us