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Unemployed people in Baton Rouge, LA

Unemployed people in Baton Rouge, LA was 4,888 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 13 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,888
Change on 2024-1.2%
Rank2nd of 13Cities in Louisiana ranked
Series high10,5632020
Series low4,3902023

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Unemployed people in Baton Rouge, LA, 1990 to 2025

4,0006,0008,00010K12K19901996200220082014202020251990: 6,200 persons1991: 6,870 persons1992: 6,095 persons1993: 6,537 persons1994: 7,420 persons1995: 6,589 persons1996: 6,336 persons1997: 6,153 persons1998: 5,291 persons1999: 4,576 persons2000: 6,106 persons2001: 6,894 persons2002: 7,030 persons2003: 7,690 persons2004: 7,359 persons2005: 8,310 persons2006: 4,910 persons2007: 4,678 persons2008: 5,311 persons2009: 7,172 persons2010: 8,686 persons2011: 9,199 persons2012: 8,296 persons2013: 7,552 persons2014: 7,203 persons2015: 6,998 persons2016: 6,489 persons2017: 5,582 persons2018: 5,455 persons2019: 5,401 persons2020: 10,563 persons2021: 6,897 persons2022: 4,425 persons2023: 4,390 persons2024: 4,946 persons2025: 4,888 persons4,0006,0008,00010K12K19902002201420251990: 6,200 persons1991: 6,870 persons1992: 6,095 persons1993: 6,537 persons1994: 7,420 persons1995: 6,589 persons1996: 6,336 persons1997: 6,153 persons1998: 5,291 persons1999: 4,576 persons2000: 6,106 persons2001: 6,894 persons2002: 7,030 persons2003: 7,690 persons2004: 7,359 persons2005: 8,310 persons2006: 4,910 persons2007: 4,678 persons2008: 5,311 persons2009: 7,172 persons2010: 8,686 persons2011: 9,199 persons2012: 8,296 persons2013: 7,552 persons2014: 7,203 persons2015: 6,998 persons2016: 6,489 persons2017: 5,582 persons2018: 5,455 persons2019: 5,401 persons2020: 10,563 persons2021: 6,897 persons2022: 4,425 persons2023: 4,390 persons2024: 4,946 persons2025: 4,888 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20254,888
20244,946
20234,390
20224,425
20216,897
202010,563
20195,401
20185,455
20175,582
20166,489
20156,998
20147,203
20137,552
20128,296
20119,199
20108,686
20097,172
20085,311
20074,678
20064,910
20058,310
20047,359
20037,690
20027,030
20016,894
20006,106
19994,576
19985,291
19976,153
19966,336
19956,589
19947,420
19936,537
19926,095
19916,870
19906,200

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/baton-rouge-la.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/baton-rouge-la (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the unemployed people in Baton Rouge, LA?

Unemployed people in Baton Rouge, LA was 4,888 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Baton Rouge, LA?

10,563 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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