# Unemployment: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (U)

Unemployment: East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (U) was down 1.4% year on year in September 2025, compared with −8.1% in August 2025.
The level stood at 8,468.0 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −49.0% (Dec 2021) to 229.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 2.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-LA-22033.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-east-baton-rouge-parish-la-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 8,468.0 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 8,431.0 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 9,658.0 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 11,101 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 9,687.0 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 8,325.0 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 9,954.0 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 9,879.0 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 9,856.0 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 8,517.0 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 9,399.0 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 9,750.0 thousands | −1.4 |
| August 2025 | 9,815.0 thousands | −8.1 |
| July 2025 | 10,346 thousands | −4.8 |
| June 2025 | 11,146 thousands | 0.6 |
| May 2025 | 9,540.0 thousands | 9.9 |
| April 2025 | 8,367.0 thousands | 4.6 |
| March 2025 | 8,983.0 thousands | 1.6 |
| February 2025 | 8,916.0 thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 9,380.0 thousands | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 8,557.0 thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 9,320.0 thousands | 11.5 |
| October 2024 | 9,626.0 thousands | 10.1 |
| September 2024 | 9,889.0 thousands | 14.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22033.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-LA-22033.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```