Baton Rouge unemployment fell to 3.1% in February

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Baton Rouge’s not seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 3.1% in February, down 0.1 percentage point from January, according to the latest report from the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The not seasonally adjusted nonfarm employment grew from 415,200 to 417,500 month over month, showing 2,300 new jobs were added in the metropolitan statistical area, or MSA.

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