The number of non-farm jobs statewide may be falling, but metro Baton Rouge is still adding jobs, according to the latest numbers from the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Preliminary numbers show there were 376,000 jobs in metro Baton Rouge in May, compared with 374,700 in May 2008. Statewide, the number of jobs fell by 15,700, to 1.93 million. The Capital Region was the only metro area in the state to add jobs in May, thanks to gains in the construction and retail trade sectors. The local unemployment rate was 6%, compared with the state average of 6.3% and the national average of 9.4%. Houma-Thibodaux had the lowest unemployment rate in the state, at 4.3%.
B.R. still gaining jobs
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