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/

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

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

Compared to June 2014, the four largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) in Texas saw an annual increase in the number of job openings and a decrease in the searcher-to-job opening ratio in June 2015.

Source: BLS

The number of job openings in Texas decreased from 393,563 in May 2015 to 387,006 in June 2015. The median number of job searchers per job opening across all MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) and occupations in Texas increased from 1.04 in May 2015 to 1.14 in June 2015.

Source: BLS

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 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.

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

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/

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/

The 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.

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.

Source: BLS

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

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