Lubbock, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lubbock fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Lubbock peaked in September 2011 at 6.6% and is now 0.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lubbock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Texas	7.8%	-0.3	-0.5
Lubbock	6.0%	-0.2	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lubbock, Texas, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lubbock, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lubbock peaked in September 2011 at 9,820. There are now 847 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lubbock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lubbock, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lubbock	8,973	-367	-451

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lubbock, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Lubbock Unemployment Rate	Lubbock Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.8%	6.0%	8,973
November 2011	8.7%	8.1%	6.2%	9,340
October 2011	8.9%	8.4%	6.5%	9,755
September 2011	9.0%	8.5%	6.6%	9,820
August 2011	9.1%	8.5%	6.5%	9,655
July 2011	9.1%	8.4%	6.4%	9,502
June 2011	9.1%	8.2%	6.2%	9,169
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	6.0%	8,865
April 2011	9.0%	8.0%	6.0%	8,843
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	6.1%	8,953
February 2011	9.0%	8.2%	6.3%	9,194
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	6.4%	9,352