Lubbock, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lubbock fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Lubbock peaked in February 2010 at 6.4% and is now 3.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Lubbock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Texas	4.1%	+0.1	-0.4
Lubbock	3.3%	-0.1	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 4,185 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,748 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 619. Lubbock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lubbock, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lubbock	5,367	-229	-93

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lubbock, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Lubbock Unemployment Rate	Lubbock Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.1%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.3%	5,367
March 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.4%	5,596
February 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.1%	5,133
January 2018	4.1%	4.0%	3.1%	4,944
December 2017	4.1%	4.0%	3.0%	4,925
November 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.0%	4,837
October 2017	4.1%	3.9%	2.9%	4,748
September 2017	4.2%	4.0%	3.0%	4,853
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	3.1%	5,001
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	3.1%	4,965
June 2017	4.3%	4.2%	3.1%	4,983