Employed residents in Baton Rouge, LA

Employed residents in Baton Rouge, LA was 102,193 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 13 cities in 2025.

2025, persons102,193

Change on 2024-0.2%

Rank2nd of 13Cities in Louisiana ranked

Series high110,5901999

Series low96,9212020

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Employed residents in Baton Rouge, LA, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	102,193
2024	102,382
2023	101,666
2022	102,192
2021	100,281
2020	96,921
2019	103,243
2018	104,119
2017	103,968
2016	103,890
2015	109,081
2014	107,668
2013	105,543
2012	104,356
2011	103,112
2010	103,655
2009	101,388
2008	103,156
2007	104,556
2006	105,094
2005	102,431
2004	99,550
2003	98,377
2002	98,147
2001	99,618
2000	101,883
1999	110,590
1998	108,264
1997	106,441
1996	106,882
1995	105,462
1994	104,583
1993	104,066
1992	106,764
1991	103,663
1990	102,140

Rankings

US cities by employed residents 1706 places
Cities in Louisiana by employed residents 13 places

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Baton Rouge, LA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Baton Rouge, LA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/baton-rouge-la. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Baton Rouge, LA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/baton-rouge-la.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Baton Rouge, LA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/baton-rouge-la (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average: Employed residents, Baton Rouge, LA, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/baton-rouge-la. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the employed residents in Baton Rouge, LA?

Employed residents in Baton Rouge, LA was 102,193 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 13 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Baton Rouge, LA?

110,590 in 1999, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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