Job statistics released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission indicated the unemployment rate in Lubbock dropped slightly during the month of July.
The local unemployment rate was reported at 3.4 percent, down from the reported 3.6 percent in June.
An estimated 159,400 residents in the Lubbock metropolitan statistical area (MSA) were employed during the month. The civilian labor force was estimated at 165,100.
Lubbock’s unemployment rate in July 2017 was measured at 3.7 percent.
The unemployment rate in Texas was reported at 4.0 percent, unchanged from June.
Click here to view the July unemployment report from the Texas Workforce Commission.
The Texas Workforce Commission will release the job statistics for the month of August on Friday, September 21.
