Baton Rouge, Louisiana Job Growth

There were 410,600 jobs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 400,313 employed persons for the month. Baton Rouge lost 3,000 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 2,612 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Baton Rouge job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	410,600	-3,000	+6,400
CPS	400,313	-2,612	-1,760

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 414,200. Since then 3,600 jobs have been lost in Baton Rouge according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 410,856 for Baton Rouge in February 2018. 10,543 jobs have been lost in Baton Rouge since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	410,600	-3,000	400,313	-2,612
September 2018	413,600	0	402,925	-1,878
August 2018	413,600	200	404,803	-1,427
July 2018	413,400	-800	406,230	-368
June 2018	414,200	3,400	406,598	497
May 2018	410,800	1,000	406,101	-3,139
April 2018	409,800	800	409,240	-721
March 2018	409,000	1,100	409,961	-895
February 2018	407,900	2,500	410,856	2,115
January 2018	405,400	-600	408,741	3,278
December 2017	406,000	700	405,463	1,756
November 2017	405,300	1,100	403,707	1,634