Lubbock, Texas Job Growth

There were 130,800 jobs in Lubbock, Texas in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 140,856 employed persons for the month. Lubbock lost 99 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 46 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lubbock job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	130,800	-99	+2,800
CPS	140,856	+46	+3,620

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 February 2012 at 130,900. Since then 100 jobs have been lost in Lubbock according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 141,338 for Lubbock in December 2011. 482 jobs have been lost in Lubbock since then according to the household survey. From a February 2012 low of 140,810, Lubbock has added 46 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lubbock, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	130,800	-99	140,856	46
February 2012	130,900	200	140,810	-178
January 2012	130,700	99	140,988	-350
December 2011	130,600	-200	141,338	634
November 2011	130,800	500	140,704	553
October 2011	130,300	100	140,151	441
September 2011	130,200	500	139,710	388
August 2011	129,700	99	139,322	918
July 2011	129,600	799	138,404	631
June 2011	128,800	1,100	137,773	54
May 2011	127,700	-200	137,719	312
April 2011	127,900	-100	137,407	171
March 2011	128,000	700	137,236	11