Every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases detailed employment data for the U.S. and individual states and communities. The final numbers for 2016 are in, and an analysis of last year’s trends shows that Lubbock performed admirably well compared to the rest of Texas and the U.S.

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that the unemployment rate in Texas and the U.S. fluctuated between 4.0% and 5.0% throughout 2016. Lubbock’s unemployment rate, however, was a full percentage point lower than that of Texas and the U.S. for much of 2016.

In addition to having an unemployment rate well below the national and state unemployment rates last year, Lubbock earned the honor of being tied for the lowest unemployment rate in the state in both November and December 2016, according to reports from the Texas Workforce Commission.

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Contact: Garrett Haley, (806) 784-3219

Coldwell Banker Commercial Capital Advisors

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Texas Workforce Commission