Tag: Texas Economy

STEM jobs decreased in CA, but increased in TX for June

California experienced a decrease of 549 innovation job openings from May 2015 to June 2015, a decrease of 0.69%. Texas experienced an increase of 79 innovation job openings from May 2015 to June 2015, an increase of 0.16%.

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 79,402 -0.69% 8.76%
TX 48,441 0.16% 9.83%

Source: BLS

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

Texas job openings by major occupational group for June

Total number of job openings and median searcher-to-job ratio across all Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) for each major occupational group in Texas in June 2015.

Texas, June 2015

Occupation Openings Searcher to Job Ratio
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 24,277 0.79
Management, business, and financial occupations 97,997 1.01
Sales and related occupations 46,599 1.26
Office and administrative support occupations 84,864 1.28
Transportation and material moving occupations 29,420 1.32
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,730 1.44
Service occupations 113,324 1.61
Professional and related occupations 153,474 2.41
Production occupations 28,003 2.43
Construction and extraction occupations 18,483 2.57

Source: BLS

4 Largest Texas MSAs see decrease in job openings in June

All four largest MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) in Texas experienced a decrease in job openings from May 2015 to June 2015.

Dallas

Dallas experienced a decrease of 1,630 job openings from May 2015 to June 2015, a 1.64% decrease.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
June 2015 98,055 -1.64% 8.25%
May 2015 99,685 -7.56% 17.59%
April 2015 107,841 16.39% 27.58%
March 2015 92,653 2.87% 3.43%
February 2015 90,072 -1.85% 23.93%
January 2015 91,770 38.18% 29.39%
December 2014 66,413 -4.20% -11.31%
November 2014 69,326 -10.74% 11.28%
October 2014 77,670 8.74% 19.49%
September 2014 71,430 -20.43% -6.57%
August 2014 89,770 -0.90% 27.29%
July 2014 90,586 6.86% 28.67%

Austin

Austin experienced a decrease of 598 job openings from May 2015 to June 2015, a 1.41% decrease.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
June 2015 41,742 -1.41% 7.20%
May 2015 42,340 -6.97% 15.22%
April 2015 45,514 15.12% 25.63%
March 2015 39,536 3.03% 4.12%
February 2015 38,372 -1.78% 23.78%
January 2015 39,066 26.19% 28.32%
December 2014 30,957 -1.84% -2.14%
November 2014 31,539 -9.03% 18.96%
October 2014 34,670 7.17% 24.53%
September 2014 32,352 -15.59% -0.45%
August 2014 38,327 -1.57% 28.78%
July 2014 38,938 5.96% 28.50%

Houston

Houston experienced a decrease of 932 job openings from May 2015 to June 2015, a 1.05% decrease.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
June 2015 87,680 -1.05% 7.20%
May 2015 88,612 -7.15% 17.32%
April 2015 95,434 15.36% 26.24%
March 2015 82,726 3.76% 3.78%
February 2015 79,730 -2.12% 20.96%
January 2015 81,454 35.88% 28.02%
December 2014 59,945 -3.04% -10.92%
November 2014 61,824 -11.15% 10.35%
October 2014 69,582 8.73% 19.68%
September 2014 63,998 -20.30% -5.99%
August 2014 80,299 -1.83% 27.86%
July 2014 81,792 8.29% 29.66%

San Antonio

San Antonio experienced a decrease of 920 job openings from May 2015 to June 2015, a 2.36% decrease.

Date Total Openings Monthly Change Yearly Change
June 2015 38,089 -2.36% 5.32%
May 2015 39,009 -8.05% 14.34%
April 2015 42,425 16.19% 24.67%
March 2015 36,512 2.73% 1.38%
February 2015 35,543 -1.08% 22.30%
January 2015 35,932 34.70% 26.88%
December 2014 26,676 -3.61% -10.95%
November 2014 27,676 -11.80% 12.69%
October 2014 31,377 8.93% 21.21%
September 2014 28,805 -20.44% -4.98%
August 2014 36,207 0.12% 27.65%
July 2014 36,164 6.00% 27.85%

 

Source: BLS

Crude oil & natural gas prices see increase in May 2015

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Crude oil prices increased from $59.62 per barrel in April 2015 to $60.25 per barrel in May 2015. Natural gas prices also increased from $2.56 per million BTU in April 2015 to $2.78 per million BTU in May 2015.

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Texas crude oil production for May 2015 was 75,309,757 barrels, down from 77,472,269 barrels reported in April 2015. Texas natural gas production was 639,101,169 Mcf (thousand cubic feet) of gas in May 2015, down from the April 2015 natural gas production total of 661,025,675 Mcf.

Source: EIA, Texas RRC

Texas health care jobs increased by 0.4% from May to June

healthcare

The health care and social assistance industry gained 5,100 jobs from May 2015 to June 2015. Compared to June 2014, the cumulative number of jobs added in this industry is 56,400, an annual increase of 4.2%.

Source: http://www.tracer2.com/admin/uploadedPublications/2138_TLMR-Current_Edition.pdf

Image source: http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2012/01/06/health-care-sector-adds-jobs-as-overall-employment-picture-looks-healthier/

Texas oil and gas extraction jobs increased by 2.3% from May to June

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The oil and gas extraction industry in Texas gained 2,300 jobs from May 2015 to June 2015. Compared to June 2014, the cumulative number of jobs added in this industry is 1,100, an increase of 1.1%.

Source: http://www.tracer2.com/admin/uploadedPublications/2138_TLMR-Current_Edition.pdf

Image Source: http://www.eliteexploration.com/texas-oil-gas-companies/

Texas hydro-fracturing job openings decreased from April to May

petroleum engineerThe number of job openings in Texas for “petroleum engineers” and “geological and petroleum technicians” decreased from 661 in April 2015 to 639 in May 2015, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio increased from 1.97 to 2.16 in the same span.

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The number of job openings in Texas for “derrick operators” and “roustabouts” decreased from 181 in April 2015 to 171 in May 2015, while the searcher-to-job opening ratio increased from 2.29 to 2.54 in the same span.

roustabout_2015_05

Source: BLS

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

Texas job openings by major occupational group for May

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 May 2015.

Texas May 2015

Occupation Openings Searcher to Job Ratio
Transportation and material moving occupations 21,863 0.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 18,972 0.52
Sales and related occupations 32,760 0.72
Office and administrative support occupations 59,401 0.79
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 1,109 0.89
Management, business, and financial occupations 60,970 0.91
Service occupations 69,934 1.17
Production occupations 23,088 1.39
Professional and related occupations 89,387 1.46
Construction and extraction occupations 16,079 1.47