Lubbock, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lubbock fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 to 2.7%. 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 January 2010 at 6.3% and is now 3.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in July 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Lubbock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Texas	3.4%	0.0	-0.3
Lubbock	2.7%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 July 2011 at 9,510. There are now 5,140 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lubbock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lubbock, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lubbock	4,370	-54	-424

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lubbock, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Lubbock Unemployment Rate	Lubbock Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	3.4%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.7%	4,370
July 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.7%	4,424
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	2.8%	4,524
May 2019	3.6%	3.5%	2.9%	4,726
April 2019	3.6%	3.7%	3.0%	4,944
March 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.1%	5,102
February 2019	3.8%	3.8%	3.1%	5,074
January 2019	4.0%	3.8%	3.1%	5,020
December 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.0%	4,938
November 2018	3.7%	3.7%	3.0%	4,935
October 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.0%	4,904