Lubbock, Texas Job Growth

There were 148,900 jobs in Lubbock, Texas in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 159,361 employed persons for the month. Lubbock added 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 245 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lubbock job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	148,900	+100	+1,600
CPS	159,361	-245	+1,170

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 peaked in December 2018 at 149,600. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Lubbock according to the employer survey. From a trough of 148,800 in January 2019, Lubbock has gained 100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 160,980 for Lubbock in December 2018. 1,619 jobs have been lost in Lubbock since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lubbock, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	148,900	100	159,361	-245
January 2019	148,800	-800	159,606	-1,374
December 2018	149,600	400	160,980	260
November 2018	149,200	200	160,720	384
October 2018	149,000	400	160,336	443
September 2018	148,600	100	159,893	-204
August 2018	148,500	-500	160,097	252
July 2018	149,000	300	159,845	224
June 2018	148,700	500	159,621	342
May 2018	148,200	200	159,279	639
April 2018	148,000	300	158,640	-51
March 2018	147,700	400	158,691	500