Baton Rouge, Louisiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Baton Rouge fell 1.8 percentage points in May 2020 to 12.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Baton Rouge peaked in April 2020 at 13.9% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Baton Rouge unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Louisiana	13.3%	-1.8	+8.8
Baton Rouge	12.1%	-1.8	+8.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 4,075 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Baton Rouge employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Baton Rouge	49,495	-4,075	+32,476

Number of Unemployed Persons

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Louisiana Unemployment Rate	Baton Rouge Unemployment Rate	Baton Rouge Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.3%	12.1%	49,495
April 2020	14.7%	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	3.6%	5.3%	4.8%	20,162
December 2019	3.5%	5.2%	4.9%	20,741
November 2019	3.5%	5.2%	4.9%	20,423
October 2019	3.6%	5.2%	4.8%	19,996
September 2019	3.5%	5.1%	4.7%	19,518
August 2019	3.7%	4.9%	4.6%	18,966
July 2019	3.7%	4.7%	4.4%	18,287