Baton Rouge, Louisiana Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Baton Rouge fell 0.6 percentage points in November 2020 to 7.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Baton Rouge peaked in April 2020 at 13.9% and is now 6.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.7% in August 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Baton Rouge unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Louisiana | 8.3% | -1.1 | +3.1 |
Baton Rouge | 7.4% | -0.6 | +2.5 |
Unemployment Rate: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Baton Rouge peaked in April 2020 at 53,570. There are now 22,604 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 28,397 in August 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,569. Baton Rouge employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Baton Rouge | 30,966 | -3,078 | +10,543 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Louisiana Unemployment Rate |
Baton Rouge Unemployment Rate |
Baton Rouge Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 30,966 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 9.4% | 8.0% | 34,044 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.0% | 6.7% | 28,552 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.7% | 6.7% | 28,397 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 9.4% | 8.6% | 34,676 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 9.5% | 8.8% | 34,858 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 14.2% | 13.0% | 52,976 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 15.1% | 13.9% | 53,570 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 6.7% | 6.2% | 26,847 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 5.2% | 4.8% | 20,278 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 20,162 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩