Lubbock, Texas Job Growth

There were 152,200 jobs in Lubbock, Texas in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 160,219 employed persons for the month. Lubbock added 700 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 326 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lubbock job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	152,200	+700	+3,400
CPS	160,219	+326	+3,623

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 October 2018 is at a new high of 152,200.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Lubbock is at a new high of 160,219.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lubbock, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	152,200	700	160,219	326
September 2018	151,500	-400	159,893	-204
August 2018	151,900	200	160,097	252
July 2018	151,700	300	159,845	224
June 2018	151,400	600	159,621	342
May 2018	150,800	900	159,279	639
April 2018	149,900	200	158,640	-51
March 2018	149,700	200	158,691	500
February 2018	149,500	600	158,191	1,141
January 2018	148,900	400	157,050	359
December 2017	148,500	100	156,691	98
November 2017	148,400	-400	156,593	-3