Lubbock County, TX jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLubbock County economy
3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
170,197
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
314,633
people in Lubbock County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,367
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Lubbock County ranks
Where Lubbock County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #20Best county job markets for job seekers in the Southwest44 / 100 · of 30
- #22Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Southwest2 per 100 · of 32
- #23Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Southwest3.7% · of 100
- #25Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Southwest41% · of 100
Lubbock County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 2.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 5.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.7%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,455 jobs), hotels & food (+1,392 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: wholesale (−765 jobs), admin & staffing (−607 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Lubbock County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Lubbock County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
126
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United SupermarketsTakes effect Jan 19, 2026 | Lubbock County | 126 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Lubbock County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Mastec8 open roles
- American Civil Constructors7 open roles
- Prosperity Bancshares6 open roles
- Snelling6 open roles
- Maximus5 open roles
- Terracon Consultants5 open roles
- Safeway4 open roles
- Albertsons Companies3 open roles
- Fluidstack3 open roles
- IES Holdings3 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Lubbock County
- Texas Tech University5,001–20,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Lubbock County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Lubbock | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Lubbock Christian University | Lubbock | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lubbock County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Texas? How to file for unemployment in Texas (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- South Plains Workforce Development Board
Bailey, Cochran, Crosby, Dickens, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Motley, Terry, Yoakum
Cities in Lubbock County
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Texas’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Texas unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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