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Unemployment rate in Lufkin
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 1990 – 2025
| Year | Lufkin | Change | Texas | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.6% | +0.3 pp | 4.2% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | −0.2 pp | 4.1% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | −0.1 pp | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.6% | −1.9 pp | 3.9% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | −1.3 pp | 5.6% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +3.9 pp | 7.7% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | −0.5 pp | 3.5% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | −0.4 pp | 3.9% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | −1.1 pp | 4.4% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | +0.5 pp | 4.6% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +0.2 pp | 4.5% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | −1.2 pp | 5.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | −0.3 pp | 6.3% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | −1.5 pp | 6.7% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | −0.2 pp | 8.0% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +0.4 pp | 8.3% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +3.4 pp | 7.6% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +0.1 pp | 4.9% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | −0.4 pp | 4.4% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | −0.9 pp | 5.0% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | −1.9 pp | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.2% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | −0.1 pp | 6.0% | 5.5% | 6.3% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +0.1 pp | 6.8% | 6.0% | 6.5% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +1.3 pp | 6.4% | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +0.7 pp | 5.0% | 4.8% | 6.2% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | −0.1 pp | 4.4% | 4.0% | 6.1% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +0.2 pp | 4.7% | 4.2% | 6.3% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +0.4 pp | 5.0% | 4.5% | 6.2% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +0.1 pp | 5.4% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 1996 | 5.1% | ±0.0 pp | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | −1.1 pp | 6.1% | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 1994 | 6.2% | −1.5 pp | 6.6% | — | 5.8% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | +0.4 pp | 7.2% | — | 5.5% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | +0.3 pp | 7.7% | — | 5.3% |
| 1991 | 7.0% | +0.8 pp | 6.9% | — | 5.1% |
| 1990 | 6.2% | 6.4% | — | — |
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Houston
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Arthur | 9.9% | |
| 2 | Baytown | 7.0% | |
| 3 | Beaumont | 6.1% | |
| 4 | Pasadena | 5.7% | |
| 5 | Huntsville | 5.5% | |
| 6 | Lufkin | 5.4% | |
| 7 | Greenville | 5.1% | |
| 8 | Galveston | 5.0% | |
| 9 | Paris | 5.0% | |
| 10 | Longview | 4.9% | |
| 11 | Alvin | 4.8% | |
| 12 | La Porte | 4.8% | |
| 13 | Texarkana | 4.8% | |
| 14 | Nacogdoches | 4.7% | |
| 15 | Deer Park | 4.6% | |
| 16 | Corsicana | 4.4% | |
| 17 | Houston | 4.3% | |
| 18 | Lake Jackson | 4.3% | |
| 19 | Rosenberg | 4.3% | |
| 20 | Tyler | 4.2% | |
| 21 | Friendswood | 3.9% | |
| 22 | Conroe | 3.8% | |
| 23 | Rockwall | 3.7% | |
| 24 | Sugar Land | 3.6% | |
| 25 | Bryan | 3.5% | |
| 26 | Pearland | 3.5% | |
| 27 | College Station | 3.2% | |
| 28 | Forney | 3.0% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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