Baton Rouge, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 414,100 jobs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 400,183 employed persons for the month. Baton Rouge added 500 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 246 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Baton Rouge job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	414,100	+500	+4,500
CPS	400,183	-246	+701

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 October 2019 is at a new high of 414,100.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 402,363 for Baton Rouge in February 2018. 2,180 jobs have been lost in Baton Rouge since then according to the household survey. From a September 2018 low of 399,373, Baton Rouge has added 810 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
October 2019	414,100	500	400,183	-246
September 2019	413,600	1,400	400,429	-53
August 2019	412,200	2,800	400,482	-249
July 2019	409,400	-100	400,731	-606
June 2019	409,500	-1,800	401,337	-116
May 2019	411,300	1,700	401,453	121
April 2019	409,600	-1,500	401,332	156
March 2019	411,100	600	401,176	487
February 2019	410,500	800	400,689	612
January 2019	409,700	-100	400,077	359
December 2018	409,800	-800	399,718	80
November 2018	410,600	1,000	399,638	156