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Lubbock, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lubbock rose 1.2 percentage points in November 2020 to 6.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Lubbock peaked in April 2020 at 10.4% and is now 3.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.0% in August 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.5 percentage points. You can also compare Lubbock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
National 6.7% -0.2 +3.1
Texas 8.1% +1.2 +4.6
Lubbock 6.5% +1.2 +3.7
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2020 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lubbock, Texas, National

Lubbock, Texas monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lubbock, Texas Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lubbock peaked in April 2020 at 15,055. There are now 4,543 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,305 in August 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,207. Lubbock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lubbock, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2020 Month/Month Year/Year
Lubbock 10,512 +1,922 +5,853

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lubbock, Texas Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Texas
Unemployment Rate		 Lubbock
Unemployment Rate		 Lubbock
Unemployed
December
2020		 6.7% — — —
November
2020		 6.7% 8.1% 6.5% 10,512
October
2020		 6.9% 6.9% 5.3% 8,590
September
2020		 7.8% 8.3% 6.1% 9,962
August
2020		 8.4% 6.8% 5.0% 8,305
July
2020		 10.2% 8.0% 6.0% 9,465
June
2020		 11.1% 8.4% 6.1% 9,542
May
2020		 13.3% 13.0% 9.8% 14,967
April
2020		 14.8% 13.5% 10.4% 15,055
March
2020		 4.4% 5.1% 3.9% 6,341
February
2020		 3.5% 3.5% 2.8% 4,657
January
2020		 3.5% 3.5% 2.8% 4,649

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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