Baton Rouge Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 379,493 | 2,002,410 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 196,406, 51.75%, see rank | 51.97% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 59,712, 30.40%, see rank | 27.14% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 26,990, 13.74%, see rank | 14.86% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 32,020, 16.30%, see rank | 14.95% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 1,365, 0.69%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 26,087, 13.28%, see rank | 14.25% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 36,342, 18.50%, see rank | 20.37% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 183,087, 48.25%, see rank | 48.03% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 70,843, 38.69%, see rank | 37.06% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 41,030, 22.41%, see rank | 23.87% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 63,623, 34.75%, see rank | 34.27% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 116, 0.06%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 907, 0.50%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,121, 3.34%, see rank | 3.93% | 5.65% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 379,493, 100% | 2,002,410 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 6,120, 1.61%, see rank | 4.76% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 36,584, 9.64%, see rank | 8.05% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 34,732, 9.15%, see rank | 8.01% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 9,208, 2.43%, see rank | 2.61% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 45,247, 11.92%, see rank | 11.68% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 17,348, 4.57%, see rank | 5.26% | 4.93% |
| Information | 6,338, 1.67%, see rank | 1.55% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 21,547, 5.68%, see rank | 5.18% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 36,680, 9.67%, see rank | 8.60% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 88,768, 23.39%, see rank | 23.35% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 33,931, 8.94%, see rank | 10.15% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 24,293, 6.40%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 18,697, 4.93%, see rank | 5.17% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 378,381 | 1,993,119 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 195,715, 51.72%, see rank | 51.97% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 59,203, 30.25%, see rank | 26.70% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 26,590, 13.59%, see rank | 14.59% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 32,059, 16.38%, see rank | 15.31% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 1,048, 0.54%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 26,736, 13.66%, see rank | 14.84% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 35,904, 18.35%, see rank | 19.92% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 182,666, 48.28%, see rank | 48.03% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 69,983, 38.31%, see rank | 36.55% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 38,845, 21.27%, see rank | 23.34% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 65,188, 35.69%, see rank | 34.92% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 127, 0.07%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,158, 0.63%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,868, 3.76%, see rank | 4.24% | 5.77% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 378,381, 100% | 1,993,119 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 5,042, 1.33%, see rank | 4.60% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 37,433, 9.89%, see rank | 8.37% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 35,164, 9.29%, see rank | 8.06% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 10,268, 2.71%, see rank | 2.81% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 44,360, 11.72%, see rank | 11.77% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 16,557, 4.38%, see rank | 5.11% | 5.00% |
| Information | 6,293, 1.66%, see rank | 1.54% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 22,471, 5.94%, see rank | 5.36% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 37,339, 9.87%, see rank | 8.47% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 86,658, 22.90%, see rank | 23.27% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 34,366, 9.08%, see rank | 9.85% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 24,355, 6.44%, see rank | 5.61% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 18,075, 4.78%, see rank | 5.17% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 369,068 | 1,952,818 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 191,635, 51.92%, see rank | 52.36% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 56,757, 29.62%, see rank | 26.19% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 25,500, 13.31%, see rank | 13.80% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 31,443, 16.41%, see rank | 15.64% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 988, 0.52%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 27,096, 14.14%, see rank | 15.22% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 36,839, 19.22%, see rank | 20.52% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 177,433, 48.08%, see rank | 47.64% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 66,067, 37.23%, see rank | 35.75% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 36,619, 20.64%, see rank | 22.58% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 65,838, 37.11%, see rank | 36.17% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 90, 0.05%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,111, 0.63%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 7,254, 4.09%, see rank | 4.45% | 6.07% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 369,068, 100% | 1,952,818 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 4,296, 1.16%, see rank | 4.45% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 36,457, 9.88%, see rank | 8.77% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 36,107, 9.78%, see rank | 8.45% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11,362, 3.08%, see rank | 3.10% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 42,917, 11.63%, see rank | 11.98% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 15,807, 4.28%, see rank | 5.12% | 5.07% |
| Information | 6,060, 1.64%, see rank | 1.61% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 23,128, 6.27%, see rank | 5.53% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 35,741, 9.68%, see rank | 8.27% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 82,475, 22.35%, see rank | 22.74% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 31,310, 8.48%, see rank | 9.32% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 24,375, 6.60%, see rank | 5.50% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 19,033, 5.16%, see rank | 5.18% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 359,402 | 1,936,682 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 188,995, 52.59%, see rank | 52.36% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 54,641, 28.91%, see rank | 26.07% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 25,880, 13.69%, see rank | 13.64% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 31,012, 16.41%, see rank | 16.03% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 1,119, 0.59%, see rank | 1.18% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 39,113, 20.70%, see rank | 22.79% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 37,230, 19.70%, see rank | 20.29% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 170,407, 47.41%, see rank | 47.64% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 61,704, 36.21%, see rank | 35.35% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 36,176, 21.23%, see rank | 22.68% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 64,341, 37.76%, see rank | 36.58% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 164, 0.10%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,721, 1.01%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,301, 3.70%, see rank | 4.30% | 6.09% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 359,402, 100% | 1,936,682 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 4,169, 1.16%, see rank | 4.40% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 35,482, 9.87%, see rank | 8.75% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 35,812, 9.96%, see rank | 8.49% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11,531, 3.21%, see rank | 3.18% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 41,658, 11.59%, see rank | 11.99% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 16,583, 4.61%, see rank | 5.15% | 5.08% |
| Information | 5,996, 1.67%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 22,848, 6.36%, see rank | 5.60% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 34,895, 9.71%, see rank | 8.25% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 76,862, 21.39%, see rank | 22.49% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 31,904, 8.88%, see rank | 9.38% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 23,785, 6.62%, see rank | 5.50% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 17,877, 4.97%, see rank | 5.14% | 4.84% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.