East Baton Rouge Parish, LA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meEast Baton Rouge Parish economy
3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
228,541
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
452,821
people in East Baton Rouge Parish
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,075
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
East Baton Rouge Parish outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 2.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.7%, down 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,527 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+2,659 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: information (−1,432 jobs), retail (−1,112 jobs)
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East Baton Rouge Parish layoffs
No layoff notices naming East Baton Rouge Parish in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in East Baton Rouge Parish
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University21 open roles
- ST Catherines Village18 open roles
- Amazon10 open roles
- EisnerAmper8 open roles
- Worley8 open roles
- Louisiana State University7 open roles
- Snelling7 open roles
- East Baton Rouge Parish School System6 open roles
- Quanta Services6 open roles
- State of Louisiana5 open roles
Colleges in East Baton Rouge Parish
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | Baton Rouge | Public 4-year | 20,000+ |
| Southern University and A & M College | Baton Rouge | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University | Baton Rouge | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Southern University Law Center | Baton Rouge | Public 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving East Baton Rouge Parish. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Louisiana? How to file for unemployment in Louisiana (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- East Baton Rouge Workforce Development Board
East Baton Rouge
East Baton Rouge North (Serving Wooddale)
Baton Rouge · Comprehensive · 225-358-4579
Mon-Wed, Fri 8am-5pm; Thurs 8am-2pm
Cities in East Baton Rouge Parish
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Louisiana’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Louisiana unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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