Lubbock Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Lubbock Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 233,306, see rank | 19,858,082 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 114,490, 49.07%, see rank | 49.18% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 81,423, 71.12%, see rank | 71.97% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 95, 0.08%, see rank | 0.84% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 81,328, 71.04%, see rank | 71.13% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 76,339, 93.87%, see rank | 92.48% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,989, 6.13%, see rank | 7.52% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 33,067, 28.88%, see rank | 28.03% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 118,816, 50.93%, see rank | 50.82% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 73,353, 61.74%, see rank | 58.07% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 35, 0.03%, see rank | 0.15% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 73,318, 61.71%, see rank | 57.92% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 68,283, 93.13%, see rank | 92.13% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 5,035, 6.87%, see rank | 7.87% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 45,463, 38.26%, see rank | 41.93% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Lubbock Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 222,429, see rank | 19,110,058 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 108,879, 48.95%, see rank | 49.17% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 77,357, 71.05%, see rank | 72.63% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 114, 0.10%, see rank | 0.95% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 77,243, 70.94%, see rank | 71.68% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 72,512, 93.88%, see rank | 92.30% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,731, 6.12%, see rank | 7.70% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 31,522, 28.95%, see rank | 27.37% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 113,550, 51.05%, see rank | 50.83% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 70,421, 62.02%, see rank | 58.50% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 23, 0.02%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 70,398, 62.00%, see rank | 58.33% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 65,563, 93.13%, see rank | 92.20% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,835, 6.87%, see rank | 7.80% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 43,129, 37.98%, see rank | 41.50% | 40.57% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Lubbock Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 216,461, see rank | 18,380,464 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 105,646, 48.81%, see rank | 49.12% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 74,913, 70.91%, see rank | 73.06% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 169, 0.16%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 74,744, 70.75%, see rank | 72.12% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 70,628, 94.49%, see rank | 93.20% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,116, 5.51%, see rank | 6.80% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 30,733, 29.09%, see rank | 26.94% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 110,815, 51.19%, see rank | 50.88% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 67,439, 60.86%, see rank | 58.49% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 23, 0.02%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 67,416, 60.84%, see rank | 58.29% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 63,117, 93.62%, see rank | 92.77% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,299, 6.38%, see rank | 7.23% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 43,376, 39.14%, see rank | 41.51% | 40.60% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Lubbock Area | Texas | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 209,748, see rank | 17,889,418 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 101,586, 48.43%, see rank | 49.46% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 71,437, 70.32%, see rank | 73.47% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 204, 0.20%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 71,233, 70.12%, see rank | 72.58% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 67,441, 94.68%, see rank | 93.53% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 3,792, 5.32%, see rank | 6.47% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 30,149, 29.68%, see rank | 26.53% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 108,162, 51.57%, see rank | 50.54% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 65,369, 60.44%, see rank | 58.05% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 32, 0.03%, see rank | 0.20% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 65,337, 60.41%, see rank | 57.86% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 60,761, 93.00%, see rank | 92.80% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 4,576, 7.00%, see rank | 7.20% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 42,793, 39.56%, see rank | 41.95% | 40.90% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.