Austin Job Postings Report January 2021

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Austin - Round Rock - San Marcos MSA
(December 14, 2020 - January 13, 2021)
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Posted on 02/10/2021 by Kwee Lan Teo

Insights

Due to a comprehensive revision of the HWOL Index and HWOL Data Series, there will be changes in the volume as a result of this revision. The majority of the change in volume was caused by the removal of the bulk of the anonymous ads. Please note that the HWOL Data Series has been revised back to January 2015.

Job Postings measured in this report refers to the employers who are actively advertising online, it is not a representation of Job Openings, which measures all positions that are open (not filled) on the last business day of the month.
There were approximately 62,200 Available Job Postings during the January 2021 monthly reporting period, a decrease of 600 postings compared to the previous month. There were 20,400 New (first-time) Job Postings, a decrease of 1,600 postings compared to the previous month. New (first-time) Job Postings in January 2021 represented 33 percent of Available Job Postings, a decreasing share when compared to previous months, as employers are posting fewer first-time ads.
The new chart below, Top 10 Most Advertised Job Postings by Occupational Category from January 2020 to January 2021, will show there was a sharp decrease in ad postings in May 2020. Occupations related to Healthcare Practitioners and Technical, Transportation and Material Moving and Installation, Maintenance and Repair, all saw a larger increase in ad postings when compared year-to-year as these occupations have less remote work flexibility and/or are considered essential work that faced a greater demand in the past few months. More employers are needing more Maintenance and Repair Workers, General to help change the layout of their physical offices to ensure that social-distancing rules are met. Another occupational group not listed in the year-to-year comparison chart below but also saw a rise in ad postings is Healthcare Support, especially for Nursing Assistants and Medical Assistants.
12 percent or about 7,800 of the Available Job Postings during the January 2021 reporting period fell under Computer and Mathematical Occupations. The share of Computer and Mathematical Occupations job postings have been decreasing since August 2020 and could be attributed to local hiring freezes or companies posting in other locations, since most of the occupations under this occupational category can offer more remote work opportunities/flexibility.
Another new chart below, the Top 10 Tech Jobs from January 2020 to January 2021, will also show a gradual decrease in tech job postings in the past few months. January 2020 started the year off with 11,400 tech job postings while there were 7,800 tech job postings in January 2021, most of the decrease is due to fewer ad postings for Software Developers-Applications. The Dallas metro area also saw a decline in tech job postings in the past few months.
Unemployment Claimants by Gender for the Workforce Development Areas of Capital Area and Rural Capital Area were 54 percent and 56 percent male respectively. The Texas Workforce Commission also shows that the top five unemployment claim industries in the Capital Area Workforce Development Area for January 2021 were in the following industries: temporary help services, full-service restaurants, limited-service restaurants, professional employer organizations, and custom computer programming services. In the Rural Capital Area Workforce Development Area, the top five unemployment claim industries were in full-service restaurants, temporary help services, limited-service restaurants, hotels and motels, except casino hotels, and elementary and secondary schools.
According to the Texas Workforce Commission, the Austin MSA reported an unemployment rate of 5.1% or 65,000 unemployed in December 2020, a decrease of 9,500 people unemployed when compared to the previous month of November 2020. The unemployment rate was higher at 5.9% or 74,600 unemployed in November 2020. When compared to December 2019, there are 34,800 more people unemployed in December 2020.
The top 5 New (first-time) Job Postings in January 2021 were for Registered Nurses, Software Developers-Applications, Sales Representatives-Wholesale and Manufacturing, Managers-All Other, and Retail Salespersons.
The top three employers with the most New (first-time) Job Postings in January 2021 are all healthcare-related, with Baylor Scott & White Health leading and followed by Ascension Health and Hospital Corporation of America. Both Baylor Scott & White Health and Hospital Corporation of America also lead in the number of Available Job Postings for the Austin MSA.
More jobs ahead. Companies have recently announced new relocation or expansion plans in the Austin MSA, representing a total of about 1,275 jobs. Alpha Paw (San Francisco, CA), Amazing Magnets (Anaheim, CA), Ametrine (Rockville, MD), Digital Realty Trust (San Francisco, CA), FedEx (Memphis, TN), Longevity Partners (London, UK), Sentry Kiosk (Minneapolis, MN), SightCall (San Francisco, CA), Slant 3D (Nampa, ID), Truelytics (Boston, MA) and ZVRS (Rocklin, CA) are the companies that have announced new location plans, creating 905 new jobs in Austin. The expansion list representing 370 new jobs, includes 16S Technologies, Applied Materials, Bold Commerce, Epicor, Literati, M-Files, Molecula, Quali, Removery, SamCart and Walker Engineering.

The following job market report is designed to provide insight into current employer demands, skills and occupations in the Austin MSA.

Monthly Ad Trends

The chart below shows the Monthly Ad Trends under Available Job Postings and New (first-time) Job Postings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA from January 2016 through January 2021.

Source: The Conference Board® Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL)
Note: Any discrepancies to the total Available Job Postings and New Job Postings stated above for the reference period is due to the fact that some ads are not classified to an occupational code. The data for January 2021 would be the sum of all posted ads from December 14, 2020 to January 13, 2021. This reference period is aligned to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) unemployment job search time period to provide a more accurate comparison of labor supply and labor demand.

Year-to-Year Top 10 Occupational Group Postings

The chart below lists the Top 10 Occupational Groups under Available Job Postings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA from January 2020 to January 2021.

Source: The Conference Board® Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL)

Year-to-Year Top 10 Tech Job Postings

The chart below lists the Top 10 Computer and Mathematical Occupations under Available Job Postings in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos MSA from January 2020 to January 2021.

Source: The Conference Board® Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL)

Top 25 Skills in Greatest Demand

The chart below lists the Top 25 Skills in Greatest Demand under Available Job Postings in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos MSA from December 14, 2020 to January 13, 2021.

Source: The Conference Board® Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL)

Skills in Greatest Demand provides a real-time view of skills in demand by employers.

Top 25 Certifications in Greatest Demand

The chart below lists the Top 25 Certifications in Greatest Demand under Available Job Postings in the Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos MSA from December 14, 2020 to January 13, 2021.

Source: The Conference Board® Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL)

Certifications in Greatest Demand provides a real-time view of certifications in demand by employers.

Top 25 Employers

The chart below lists the Top 25 Employers that posted the most Available Job Postings in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos MSA from December 14, 2020 to January 13, 2021.

Source: The Conference Board® Burning Glass® Help Wanted OnLine™ (HWOL)

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