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Baton Rouge, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 381,600 jobs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in March 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 362,296 employed persons for the month. Baton Rouge added 700 jobs in March 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,316 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Baton Rouge job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 381,600 +700 +8,300
CPS 362,296 -1,316 +6,849

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Baton Rouge as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 in March 2013 is at a new high of 381,600.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 363,795 for Baton Rouge in December 2012. 1,499 jobs have been lost in Baton Rouge since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2013

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
March 2013 381,600 700 362,296 -1,316
February 2013 380,900 800 363,612 84
January 2013 380,100 -100 363,528 -267
December 2012 380,200 -300 363,795 653
November 2012 380,500 1,500 363,142 857
October 2012 379,000 3,700 362,285 1,040
September 2012 375,300 800 361,245 1,133
August 2012 374,500 2,400 360,112 1,095
July 2012 372,100 -3,000 359,017 911
June 2012 375,100 900 358,106 796
May 2012 374,200 -1,300 357,310 823
April 2012 375,500 2,200 356,487 1,040
March 2012 373,300 600 355,447 1,224

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