Baton Rouge, Louisiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Baton Rouge fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Baton Rouge peaked in November 2010 at 8.5% and is now 4.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in January 2018, 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Louisiana	5.0%	0.0	+0.3
Baton Rouge	4.4%	-0.1	+0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 November 2010 at 33,392. There are now 15,027 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 15,574 in January 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,791. Baton Rouge employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Baton Rouge	18,365	-405	+1,496

Number of Unemployed Persons

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Louisiana Unemployment Rate	Baton Rouge Unemployment Rate	Baton Rouge Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	5.0%	4.4%	18,365
September 2018	3.7%	5.0%	4.5%	18,770
August 2018	3.9%	5.0%	4.7%	19,918
July 2018	3.9%	4.9%	4.8%	20,537
June 2018	4.0%	4.7%	4.6%	19,385
May 2018	3.8%	4.6%	4.3%	18,141
April 2018	3.9%	4.5%	4.2%	17,795
March 2018	4.1%	4.4%	4.0%	17,024
February 2018	4.1%	4.5%	3.8%	16,139
January 2018	4.1%	4.6%	3.7%	15,574
December 2017	4.1%	4.7%	3.9%	16,529