Baton Rouge city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Baton Rouge city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.9%
2023
9.1%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+2.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -0.5 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +0.3 pp (3.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +0.7 pp (8%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -0.8 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +0.5 pp (5.8%) |