Employed residents in Lubbock, TX

Employed residents in Lubbock, TX was 137,717 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 134 cities in 2025.

2025, persons137,717
Change on 2024+1.6%
Rank11th of 134Cities in Texas ranked
Series high137,7172025
Series low90,3321991

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Employed residents in Lubbock, TX, 1990 to 2025

90K100K110K120K130K140K19901996200220082014202020251990: 91,257 persons1991: 90,332 persons1992: 92,156 persons1993: 93,864 persons1994: 95,105 persons1995: 97,415 persons1996: 98,645 persons1997: 99,825 persons1998: 100,253 persons1999: 101,706 persons2000: 102,248 persons2001: 104,650 persons2002: 104,979 persons2003: 106,645 persons2004: 108,175 persons2005: 111,329 persons2006: 111,512 persons2007: 110,880 persons2008: 112,976 persons2009: 114,000 persons2010: 112,042 persons2011: 113,722 persons2012: 114,798 persons2013: 116,722 persons2014: 118,580 persons2015: 120,989 persons2016: 118,920 persons2017: 121,403 persons2018: 122,566 persons2019: 124,151 persons2020: 119,682 persons2021: 125,698 persons2022: 129,751 persons2023: 132,294 persons2024: 135,576 persons2025: 137,717 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
2025137,717
2024135,576
2023132,294
2022129,751
2021125,698
2020119,682
2019124,151
2018122,566
2017121,403
2016118,920
2015120,989
2014118,580
2013116,722
2012114,798
2011113,722
2010112,042
2009114,000
2008112,976
2007110,880
2006111,512
2005111,329
2004108,175
2003106,645
2002104,979
2001104,650
2000102,248
1999101,706
1998100,253
199799,825
199698,645
199597,415
199495,105
199393,864
199292,156
199190,332
199091,257

Rankings

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Lubbock, TX, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Lubbock, TX, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/lubbock-tx. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Lubbock, TX, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/lubbock-tx.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Lubbock, TX, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/lubbock-tx (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Lubbock, TX?

Employed residents in Lubbock, TX was 137,717 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 134 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Lubbock, TX?

137,717 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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