Baton Rouge, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 410,000 jobs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 401,149 employed persons for the month. Baton Rouge added 300 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 232 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Baton Rouge job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	410,000	+300	+2,100
CPS	401,149	-232	-9,707

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 peaked in June 2018 at 412,300. Since then 2,300 jobs have been lost in Baton Rouge according to the employer survey. From a trough of 409,600 in August 2018, Baton Rouge has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 410,856 for Baton Rouge in February 2018. 9,707 jobs have been lost in Baton Rouge since then according to the household survey. From a October 2018 low of 400,142, Baton Rouge has added 1,007 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
February 2019	410,000	300	401,149	-232
January 2019	409,700	-100	401,381	-1,372
December 2018	409,800	-800	402,753	1,189
November 2018	410,600	1,000	401,564	1,422
October 2018	409,600	-400	400,142	-2,783
September 2018	410,000	400	402,925	-1,878
August 2018	409,600	-700	404,803	-1,427
July 2018	410,300	-2,000	406,230	-368
June 2018	412,300	2,100	406,598	497
May 2018	410,200	300	406,101	-3,139
April 2018	409,900	-1,800	409,240	-721
March 2018	411,700	3,800	409,961	-895