Economy at a Glance

Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge, LA
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2011

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force (1)

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 374.7 367.9 370.5 371.5 370.8 (P) 365.7

Employment (1)

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 344.0 340.1 344.5 345.1 346.6 (P) 341.9

Unemployment (1)

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 30.7 27.9 26.1 26.4 24.2 (P) 23.8

Unemployment Rate (2)

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 8.2 7.6 7.0 7.1 6.5 (P) 6.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm (3)

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 359.0 359.1 363.3 364.7 366.2 (P) 366.9

12-month % change
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 -0.1 -0.9 -0.2 -0.1 0.1 (P) 0.3

Mining and Logging (3)

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 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 (P) 2.0

12-month % change
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 5.3 5.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 (P) 0.0

Construction (3)

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 37.2 38.1 39.8 39.3 39.9 (P) 38.5

12-month % change
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 -1.1 0.5 4.7 2.1 5.3 (P) 1.9

Manufacturing (3)

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 24.9 24.8 24.8 24.9 24.9 (P) 25.0

12-month % change
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 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 (P) 0.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3)

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 64.6 64.1 63.9 64.1 65.5 (P) 66.5

12-month % change
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 0.9 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.6 (P) 1.2

Information (3)

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 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 (P) 5.2

12-month % change
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 6.0 4.0 6.1 4.0 2.0 (P) 0.0

Financial Activities (3)

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 16.5 16.6 16.4 16.5 16.5 (P) 16.6

12-month % change
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 -1.8 -1.8 -1.8 -1.2 -1.8 (P) -1.2

Professional and Business Services (3)

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 42.0 41.4 41.2 41.2 40.9 (P) 41.5

12-month % change
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 0.7 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 -1.4 (P) -0.7

Education and Health Services (3)

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 48.0 49.1 48.7 49.5 48.9 (P) 50.0

12-month % change
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 -1.4 0.8 -0.8 1.4 -0.2 (P) 2.0

Leisure and Hospitality (3)

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 33.0 32.8 32.2 32.2 32.3 (P) 32.1

12-month % change
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 1.9 0.9 -0.6 0.9 1.3 (P) 0.9

Other Services (3)

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 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.8 (P) 12.8

12-month % change
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 -1.5 0.0 -1.5 0.0 0.0 (P) 0.0

Government (3)

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 72.6 72.1 76.3 77.0 77.3 (P) 76.7

12-month % change
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 -1.1 -5.0 -2.3 -2.2 -1.9 (P) -1.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(P) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 10, 2012

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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