Metro Baton Rouge saw a slight decrease in the number of jobs in September, according to preliminary data from the state Workforce Commission. There were 369,800 jobs in the Capital Region last month, compared with 372,000 in September 2008. Statewide, Louisiana was down from 1.928 million jobs in September 2008, to 1.91 million. The metro area’s unemployment rate was 7.1%, compared with 5.7% in September 2008. That was slightly lower than the state unemployment rate of 7.4%.
B.R. loses 2,200 jobs since Sept. 2008
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