# Unemployment: Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Unemployment: Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was down 0.7% year on year in September 2025, compared with −5.9% in August 2025.
The level stood at 15,643 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.9% (Apr 2021) to 222.6% (Apr 2020), averaging 1.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/unemployment-baton-rouge-la-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 15,643 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 15,492 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 17,849 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 20,390 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 18,079 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 15,650 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 18,508 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 18,321 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 18,329 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 16,102 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 17,571 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 18,159 thousands | −0.7 |
| August 2025 | 18,149 thousands | −5.9 |
| July 2025 | 19,107 thousands | −3.2 |
| June 2025 | 20,158 thousands | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 17,626 thousands | 12.4 |
| April 2025 | 15,594 thousands | 8.5 |
| March 2025 | 16,755 thousands | 3.5 |
| February 2025 | 16,607 thousands | 0.9 |
| January 2025 | 17,536 thousands | 2.4 |
| December 2024 | 16,074 thousands | 3.9 |
| November 2024 | 17,302 thousands | 13.8 |
| October 2024 | 17,831 thousands | 12.5 |
| September 2024 | 18,282 thousands | 15.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12940.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```