Job statistics released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission indicated the unemployment rate in Lubbock dropped slightly during the month of August.
The local unemployment rate was reported at 3.2 percent, down from the reported 3.4 percent in July.
An estimated 159,400 residents in the Lubbock metropolitan statistical area (MSA) were employed during the month. The civilian labor force was estimated at 164,600.
Lubbock’s unemployment rate in August 2017 was measured at 3.6 percent.
The unemployment rate in Texas was reported at 3.9 percent, down slightly from the 4.0 percent reported in July.
Click here to view the August unemployment and jobs report from the Texas Workforce Commission.
The Texas Workforce Commission will release the job statistics for the month of September on Friday, October 19, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. (CDT).
