The Baton Rouge metro saw the largest drop in jobs from May to June with the region losing 4,700 jobs month to month, according to the latest not seasonally adjusted figures from the Louisiana Workforce Commission.
Overall, the state lost 7,400 jobs from May to June. Despite the losses, the Baton Rouge metro and the state both saw employment gains from the year prior. Employment across the state in June was 11,600 jobs higher than the previous year, and employment in the Baton Rouge metro was 8,500 jobs higher.
The figures represent the 39th consecutive month of growth of over-the-year employment gains. The state’s unemployment rate also increased last month to 4.5%, up from 3.6% in May. In the Baton Rouge metro, the unemployment rate increased to 4.1% in June, up from May’s 3.2% and last year’s 3.9%.
Earlier this month, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported in its seasonally adjusted figures that the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area added 1,300 jobs from May to June.
