Baton Rouge, Louisiana Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Baton Rouge rose 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Louisiana rate. The unemployment rate in Baton Rouge peaked in November 2010 at 8.4% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in May 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Baton Rouge unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Louisiana	4.3%	0.0	-0.7
Baton Rouge	4.0%	+0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 December 2010 at 33,054. There are now 16,374 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 16,292 in May 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 388. Baton Rouge employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Baton Rouge	16,680	+320	-2,361

Number of Unemployed Persons

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Louisiana Unemployment Rate	Baton Rouge Unemployment Rate	Baton Rouge Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.3%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.3%	4.0%	16,680
June 2019	3.7%	4.3%	3.9%	16,360
May 2019	3.6%	4.4%	3.9%	16,292
April 2019	3.6%	4.5%	4.0%	16,656
March 2019	3.8%	4.7%	4.2%	17,431
February 2019	3.8%	4.9%	4.3%	18,083
January 2019	4.0%	4.9%	4.3%	18,178
December 2018	3.9%	4.9%	4.4%	18,289
November 2018	3.7%	4.9%	4.4%	18,264
October 2018	3.8%	4.9%	4.4%	18,313