Lubbock, Texas Job Growth

There were 150,400 jobs in Lubbock, Texas in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 159,074 employed persons for the month. Lubbock lost 200 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 63 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lubbock job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	150,400	-200	+1,900
CPS	159,074	+63	+1,350

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 June 2019 at 150,700. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Lubbock according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in August 2019 for Lubbock is at a new high of 159,074.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lubbock, Texas Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2019	150,400	-200	159,074	63
July 2019	150,600	-100	159,011	92
June 2019	150,700	300	158,919	166
May 2019	150,400	300	158,753	98
April 2019	150,100	600	158,655	139
March 2019	149,500	200	158,516	253
February 2019	149,300	500	158,263	282
January 2019	148,800	-800	157,981	46
December 2018	149,600	400	157,935	6
November 2018	149,200	200	157,929	29
October 2018	149,000	400	157,900	87
September 2018	148,600	100	157,813	89