The number of unemployed people in the Baton Rouge metro area increased by 2.6% in August when compared to July. However, overall unemployment has decreased by 14.4% since August 2022, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It was a similar story for the rest of Louisiana’s nine metropolitan statistical
Baton Rouge and the state’s other metro areas see increases in unemployment
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