East Baton Rouge Parish: Unemployment Rate Trend
How East Baton Rouge Parish'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
3.4%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-8.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -0.2 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.2% | — |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +1.0 pp (45.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -0.1 pp (-3.1%) |