East Baton Rouge Parish had the fifth-largest employment gain in the first quarter among large U.S. counties, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. East Baton Rouge added 900 jobs from March 2008 to March 2009, a 0.3% gain. The only counties to add more jobs in the quarter were Montgomery County, Texas, in metro Houston; Fort Bend County, Texas, also in metro Houston; Bronx, N.Y.; and Anchorage, Alaska. Overall, quarterly employment was down 0.5% in Louisiana. Despite posting a 0.6% job loss, Orleans Parish was ranked as the 14th-biggest employment gainer, and Lafayette Parish was ranked 15th, with a 0.7% drop.
EBR ranks high for employment gains
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