Baton Rouge, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 369,300 jobs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 347,071 employed persons for the month. Baton Rouge added 200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,416 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Baton Rouge job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	369,300	+200	+1,300
CPS	347,071	+1,416	+801

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Baton Rouge as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Baton Rouge, Louisiana

CES employment for Baton Rouge peaked in December 2007 at 378,900. Since then 9,600 jobs have been lost in Baton Rouge according to the employer survey. From a trough of 361,300 in February 2010, Baton Rouge has gained 8,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 359,965 for Baton Rouge in July 2008. 12,894 jobs have been lost in Baton Rouge since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 341,365, Baton Rouge has added 5,706 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	369,300	200	347,071	1,416
February 2012	369,100	-600	345,655	1,959
January 2012	369,700	900	343,696	2,036
December 2011	368,800	1,000	341,660	-127
November 2011	367,800	0	341,787	226
October 2011	367,800	500	341,561	-276
September 2011	367,300	1,500	341,837	472
August 2011	365,800	600	341,365	-765
July 2011	365,200	-1,500	342,130	-316
June 2011	366,700	-1,500	342,446	-519
May 2011	368,200	-700	342,965	-1,442
April 2011	368,900	900	344,407	-1,863
March 2011	368,000	100	346,270	-1,356