Lubbock, Texas Job Growth

There were 149,500 jobs in Lubbock, Texas in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 157,560 employed persons for the month. Lubbock added 600 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,372 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lubbock job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	149,500	+600	+2,800
CPS	157,560	+1,372	+3,533

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Lubbock as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 in February 2018 is at a new high of 149,500.

CPS employment in February 2018 for Lubbock is at a new high of 157,560.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lubbock, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	149,500	600	157,560	1,372
January 2018	148,900	400	156,188	1,016
December 2017	148,500	100	155,172	457
November 2017	148,400	-400	154,715	-159
October 2017	148,800	300	154,874	-254
September 2017	148,500	400	155,128	419
August 2017	148,100	200	154,709	253
July 2017	147,900	400	154,456	-104
June 2017	147,500	0	154,560	526
May 2017	147,500	-200	154,034	91
April 2017	147,700	800	153,943	-444
March 2017	146,900	200	154,387	360