Baton Rouge Metro Area Historical Employment Status Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 639,548, see rank | 3,610,029 | 248,775,628 |
| Male1 | 309,984, 48.47%, see rank | 48.33% | 48.69% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 213,642, 68.92%, see rank | 66.11% | 69.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 453, 0.15%, see rank | 0.75% | 0.73% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 213,189, 68.77%, see rank | 65.37% | 68.54% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 196,406, 92.13%, see rank | 91.24% | 90.49% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 16,783, 7.87%, see rank | 8.76% | 9.51% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 96,342, 31.08%, see rank | 33.89% | 30.72% |
| Female1 | 329,564, 51.53%, see rank | 51.67% | 51.31% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 198,301, 60.17%, see rank | 56.47% | 58.79% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 52, 0.02%, see rank | 0.10% | 0.11% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 198,249, 60.15%, see rank | 56.38% | 58.69% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 183,087, 92.35%, see rank | 91.46% | 91.18% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 15,162, 7.65%, see rank | 8.54% | 8.82% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 131,263, 39.83%, see rank | 43.53% | 41.21% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 627,497, see rank | 3,542,555 | 243,810,053 |
| Male1 | 304,359, 48.50%, see rank | 48.31% | 48.65% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 212,690, 69.88%, see rank | 67.09% | 70.20% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 542, 0.18%, see rank | 0.83% | 0.82% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 212,148, 69.70%, see rank | 66.26% | 69.38% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 195,715, 92.25%, see rank | 91.33% | 90.27% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 16,433, 7.75%, see rank | 8.67% | 9.73% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 91,669, 30.12%, see rank | 32.91% | 29.80% |
| Female1 | 323,138, 51.50%, see rank | 51.69% | 51.35% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 196,420, 60.79%, see rank | 57.02% | 59.43% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 72, 0.02%, see rank | 0.11% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 196,348, 60.76%, see rank | 56.90% | 59.30% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 182,666, 93.03%, see rank | 91.89% | 91.21% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 13,682, 6.97%, see rank | 8.11% | 8.79% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 126,718, 39.21%, see rank | 42.98% | 40.57% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 613,783, see rank | 3,455,412 | 238,733,844 |
| Male1 | 296,893, 48.37%, see rank | 48.25% | 48.60% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 206,602, 69.59%, see rank | 67.46% | 70.92% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 600, 0.20%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.83% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 206,002, 69.39%, see rank | 66.60% | 70.09% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 191,635, 93.03%, see rank | 92.09% | 91.78% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 14,367, 6.97%, see rank | 7.91% | 8.22% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 90,291, 30.41%, see rank | 32.54% | 29.08% |
| Female1 | 316,890, 51.63%, see rank | 51.75% | 51.40% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 190,389, 60.08%, see rank | 56.41% | 59.40% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 83, 0.03%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.13% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 190,306, 60.05%, see rank | 56.28% | 59.26% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 177,433, 93.24%, see rank | 92.44% | 92.41% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,873, 6.76%, see rank | 7.56% | 7.59% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 126,501, 39.92%, see rank | 43.59% | 40.60% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Baton Rouge Area | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Population 16 Years and Over | 595,306, see rank | 3,428,972 | 235,871,704 |
| Male1 | 288,991, 48.54%, see rank | 47.89% | 48.74% |
| Male, In Labor Force:2 | 202,950, 70.23%, see rank | 67.71% | 71.28% |
| Male, In Armed Forces2 | 535, 0.19%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.84% |
| Male, Civilian2 | 202,415, 70.04%, see rank | 66.78% | 70.44% |
| Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 188,995, 93.37%, see rank | 92.46% | 92.66% |
| Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 13,420, 6.63%, see rank | 7.54% | 7.34% |
| Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 86,041, 29.77%, see rank | 32.29% | 28.72% |
| Female1 | 306,315, 51.46%, see rank | 52.11% | 51.26% |
| Female, In Labor Force:2 | 182,565, 59.60%, see rank | 56.01% | 59.10% |
| Female, In Armed Forces2 | 33, 0.01%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.14% |
| Female, Civilian2 | 182,532, 59.59%, see rank | 55.88% | 58.96% |
| Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 170,407, 93.36%, see rank | 92.41% | 92.95% |
| Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 12,125, 6.64%, see rank | 7.59% | 7.05% |
| Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 123,750, 40.40%, see rank | 43.99% | 40.90% |
1 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
* 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.