Unemployment Rate in East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How East Baton Rouge Parish's unemployment rate of 7.7% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to East Baton Rouge Parish for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,909 | Maverick County, TX | 7.7% |
| #2,910 | Wasco County, OR | 7.7% |
| #2,911 | Floyd County, KY | 7.7% |
| #2,912 | East Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 7.7% |
| #2,913 | Clearwater County, MN | 7.7% |
| #2,914 | Coleman County, TX | 7.7% |
| #2,915 | Graham County, AZ | 7.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana has a unemployment rate of 7.7%, ranking #2,912 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 44.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Louisiana, it ranks #49 of 64. This places it in the 10th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.