Austin Job Postings Report December 2022

Jan 24, 2023

There were approximately 73,300 Available Job Postings during the December 2022 monthly reporting period, a decrease from 77,500 postings when compared to November 2022. There were 24,060 New (first-time) Job Postings, a decrease of 6,284 first-time postings when compared to the previous month. New (first-time) Job Postings in November 2022 represented 33 percent of all Available Job Postings – a 6 percent decrease compared to the prior month. New Job Postings in Austin, Dallas, and Houston metros decreased significantly compared to the prior month, though Austin’s decreased more (-20% compared to approximately -13% in Dallas and Houston).

Austin Job Postings Report November 2022

Jan 24, 2023

There were approximately 77,500 Available Job Postings during the November 2022 monthly reporting period, a decrease from 80,800 postings when compared to October 2022. There were 30,344 New (first-time) Job Postings, an increase of 2,246 first-time postings when compared to the previous month. New (first-time) Job Postings in November 2022 represented 39 percent of all Available Job Postings – a 4 percent increase compared to the prior month. The Austin metro outperformed the Dallas and Houston metros’ new job postings percent increase (~8% compared to ~+2.5% in Dallas and Houston).

Austin Job Postings Report October 2022

Jan 10, 2023

There were 80,800 available job postings during the October 2022 monthly reporting period, a slight decrease from 83,000 postings compared to September. New (first-time) job postings decreased by 2,978 to 28,098. The Dallas metro's new job postings decreased at a similar rate, while those in the Houston metro decreased at a slower rate (~4% compared to ~9% in Dallas and Austin). New job postings in October 2022 represented 35 percent of all available job postings – a slight decrease compared to the prior month.

Austin Job Postings Report September 2022

Dec 19, 2022

There were 83,000 available job postings during the September 2022 monthly reporting period, a 14% decrease compared to the previous month. New (first-time) postings decreased by 3,782 to 31,076. Both the Dallas and Houston metros also saw a similar percentage decrease in their new job postings (within +/- 1 percentage points). New postings in September 2022 represented 37 percent of all postings – the same as the prior month.

Austin Job Postings Report August 2022

Nov 2, 2022

There were 94,600 available job postings during the August 2022 monthly reporting period, 1,400 less job postings than the previous month. New (first-time) postings increased by 1,342 to 34,858. Available job postings in the Computer and Mathematical Occupations group dropped by 7% this period compared to July 2022. Job postings mentioning vaccination requirements and signing bonuses also decreased.

Austin Job Postings Report July 2022

Sep 14, 2022

There were 96,000 available job postings during the July 2022 monthly reporting period, 23,600 less job postings than the previous month. New (first-time) postings decreased by 15,584 to 33,516. The decrease in available job postings when compared to June 2022 is inclusive of data patches by LightCast to improve accuracy and eliminate duplicate job postings.

Austin Job Postings Report June 2022

Jul 13, 2022

There were 119,600 available job postings during the June 2022 monthly reporting period, 28,900 more job postings than the previous month. New (first-time) postings increased by 4,400 to 49,100. The number of job postings with signing bonuses also saw a 29 percent increase, when compared to the previous month.

Austin Job Postings Report May 2022

Jun 8, 2022

There were approximately 90,700 job postings available during the May 2022 monthly reporting period, 5,300 more than the previous month. New (first-time) postings for the Austin region are growing significantly as employers locally and outside our market seek to fill their open positions.

Austin Job Postings Report April 2022

May 11, 2022

There were approximately 85,400 available job postings during the April 2022 monthly reporting period, 2,200 more postings than the previous month. There was a small increase in tech-related postings as some companies are posting remote work opportunities in our region.

Austin Job Postings Report March 2022

Apr 7, 2022

There were approximately 83,200 available job postings during the March 2022 monthly reporting period, 8,700 more postings than the previous month. Educational Instruction and Library Occupations, saw the largest year-to-year growth in annual median wages, followed by Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations, Construction and Extraction Occupations, and Computer and Mathematical Occupations.

Austin Job Postings Report February 2022

Mar 14, 2022

There were approximately 74,500 available job postings during the February 2022 monthly reporting period. The Management occupational group saw the largest number of postings for six months straight, overtaking job postings in the Computer and Mathematical occupational group, which has historically been the top occupational group in Austin for many years.

Austin Job Postings Report January 2022

Feb 9, 2022

There were approximately 74,200 available job postings during the January 2022 monthly reporting period. The steep decrease in available job postings when compared to December 2021 was due to a change by Burning Glass to more efficiently identify expired job postings.