Lubbock, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lubbock fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Lubbock peaked in February 2010 at 6.4% and is now 3.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Lubbock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Texas	3.8%	0.0	-0.3
Lubbock	3.1%	-0.1	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 November 2010 at 9,552. There are now 4,381 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,741 in July 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 430. Lubbock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lubbock, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lubbock	5,171	-77	+38

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lubbock, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Lubbock Unemployment Rate	Lubbock Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.1%	5,171
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.2%	5,248
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.1%	5,212
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.0%	4,905
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.0%	4,922
September 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.0%	4,924
August 2018	3.8%	3.7%	2.9%	4,794
July 2018	3.9%	3.8%	2.9%	4,741
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	3.0%	4,890
May 2018	3.8%	3.9%	3.1%	5,040
April 2018	3.9%	4.0%	3.3%	5,353