Lubbock, Texas Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lubbock fell 0.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 3.2 percentage points lower than the Texas rate. The unemployment rate in Lubbock peaked in April 2020 at 10.4% and is now 0.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lubbock unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Texas	13.0%	-0.5	+9.6
Lubbock	9.8%	-0.6	+7.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 15,055. There are now 94 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lubbock employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lubbock, Texas) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lubbock	14,961	-94	+10,460

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lubbock, Texas Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Texas Unemployment Rate	Lubbock Unemployment Rate	Lubbock Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.0%	9.8%	14,961
April 2020	14.7%	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	3.6%	3.5%	2.8%	4,649
December 2019	3.5%	3.5%	2.9%	4,689
November 2019	3.5%	3.5%	2.8%	4,659
October 2019	3.6%	3.5%	2.8%	4,617
September 2019	3.5%	3.5%	2.8%	4,561
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	2.7%	4,493