Lubbock, Texas Job Growth

There were 132,900 jobs in Lubbock, Texas in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 141,338 employed persons for the month. Lubbock lost 300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 634 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lubbock job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	132,900	-300	+4,400
CPS	141,338	+634	+4,205

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Lubbock, Texas Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Lubbock as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Lubbock, Texas

CES employment for Lubbock peaked in November 2011 at 133,200. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Lubbock according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in December 2011 for Lubbock is at a new high of 141,338.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lubbock, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	132,900	-300	141,338	634
November 2011	133,200	100	140,704	553
October 2011	133,100	400	140,151	441
September 2011	132,700	600	139,710	388
August 2011	132,100	-700	139,322	918
July 2011	132,800	1,100	138,404	631
June 2011	131,700	1,700	137,773	54
May 2011	130,000	1,100	137,719	312
April 2011	128,900	300	137,407	171
March 2011	128,600	299	137,236	11
February 2011	128,300	-799	137,225	9
January 2011	129,100	600	137,216	83
December 2010	128,500	-100	137,133	23