By Staff
newsweb@everythinglubbock.com
LUBBOCK, TX — Lubbock’s local unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) fell from 3.3 percent in March to 3.0 percent in April, according to the latest numbers released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission.
The driving factor in Lubbock’s lower unemployment rate in January was an slight increase in the certified labor force.
The number of people employed rose from an estimated 148,200 in March to 149,000 in April.
The Texas Workforce Commission says the Amarillo area has the lowest unemployment rate in the state. Midland was ranked second, followed by Lubbock and Austin-Round Rock tied at third.
The statewide unadjusted employment rate for Texas held steady at 4.2 percent in April.
