West Baton Rouge Parish: Unemployment Rate Trend
How West 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
5.7%
2023
6.6%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+15.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -1.2 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.7% | — |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -1.0 pp (-13.2%) |