Job statistics released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission showed the unemployment rate in Lubbock rose during the month of January.
The local unemployment rate was reported at 3.3 percent, up from the reported 2.8 percent reported in December 2018.
An estimated 156,900 residents in the Lubbock metropolitan statistical area (MSA) were employed during the month. The civilian labor force was estimated at 162,100.
Lubbock’s unemployment rate in January 2018 was measured at 3.2 percent.
Click here to view the full Janaury unemployment and jobs report from the Texas Workforce Commission.
The state will release job statistics for the month of February scheduled to be released on Friday, March 22, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
