Austin Job Postings Report May 2023

Jun 19, 2023

There were approximately 86,000 available job postings during the May 2023 monthly reporting period, approximately 10,000 more job postings than the previous month. New (first-time) postings decreased by 1,197 to 25,831. New Job Postings, in May 2023, represented 30 percent of all Available Job Postings – seven percent less than in April. New Job Postings in the Austin, Dallas, and Houston metros decreased by 4-5% compared to the prior month.

Austin Job Postings Report April 2023

May 22, 2023

There were approximately 74,000 available job postings during the April 2023 monthly reporting period, approximately 6000 more job postings than the previous month. New (first-time) postings increased by 2,234 to 27,028. New Job Postings represented 37 percent of all Available Job Postings – the same as the prior month. New Job Postings in the Austin, Dallas, and Houston metros increased by 8-10% compared to the prior month.

Austin Job Postings Report March 2023

Apr 20, 2023

There were approximately 68,000 available job postings during the March 2023 monthly reporting period, approximately 1000 less job postings than the previous month. New (first-time) postings decreased by 1,530 to 24,794. New Job Postings represented 37 percent of all Available Job Postings – a one percent decrease compared to the prior month. New Job Postings in the Austin, Dallas, and Houston metros decreased compared to the prior month, though Austin decreased at a lower rate.

Austin Job Postings Report February 2023

Mar 24, 2023

There were approximately 69,900 available job postings during the February 2023 monthly reporting period, slight less job postings than the previous month. New (first-time) postings increased by 2,515 to 26,324.  New Job Postings in February 2023 represented 38 percent of all Available Job Postings – a 3 percent increase compared to the prior month. New Job Postings in the Austin, Dallas, and Houston metros increased compared to the prior month.

Austin Job Postings Report January 2023

Feb 17, 2023

There were approximately 68,900 available job postings during the January 2023 monthly reporting period, 4,400 less job postings than the previous month. New (first-time) postings decreased by 251 to 23,809.  New Job Postings in January 2023 represented 35 percent of all Available Job Postings – a 2 percent increase compared to the prior month. New Job Postings in the Austin metro increased slightly compared to the prior month, while Dallas and Houston metros’ New Job Postings decreased slightly.

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 December 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.