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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Arizona vs Nevada: two economies side by side

Arizona and Nevada share a border. Here are the two economies on the same measures, with the rank of each among 51 states and DC.

Southwest · Far WestArizona leads on 5, Nevada on 6 of 11 measures
IndicatorA · AZB · NVRanks
GDP, 2025$592.1B$281.4B15 · 30
Real GDP growth, 2025+1.5%+2.0%36 · 23
Real growth a year since 2015+3.9%+3.4%4 · 7
GDP per person$77,665$85,72835 · 23
Income per person, 2025$68,373$73,76735 · 24
Real income per person (2017 $)$52,890$56,50343 · 32
Price level (US = 100)100.7100.017 · 18
Housing costs (US = 100)106.8114.116 · 13
Unemployment, September 20264.9%4.7%46 · 43
Population7,623,8183,282,18814 · 31
Population growth a year since 2020+1.2%+1.0%8 · 12

Highlighted: the higher value, or the lower one for prices and unemployment. BEA (GDP, income, price parities), BLS (unemployment).

Fig. 1Real GDP, index 2015 = 100Chained 2017 dollars
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Fig. 2Unemployment rateMonthly, seasonally adjusted, since 2015
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Industry mix, 2025

Share of each state’s GDP. Sorted by the gap between the two.

IndustryAZNVGap, ppLarger in
Accommodation & food3.5%12.2%8.7NV
Finance & insurance9.8%6.5%3.4AZ
Manufacturing7.4%4.4%3.1AZ
Health care8.5%5.9%2.6AZ
Arts & recreation0.9%2.9%1.9NV
Real estate16.9%15.1%1.7AZ
Management of companies1.4%2.9%1.5NV
Construction6.3%7.7%1.4NV
Wholesale trade5.6%4.2%1.4AZ
Mining, oil & gas1.1%2.3%1.1NV
Transportation & warehousing3.2%4.3%1.1NV
Administrative & waste services4.1%3.2%0.8AZ
Utilities1.8%1.2%0.7AZ
Retail trade7.1%6.6%0.6AZ
Education1.1%0.6%0.5AZ
Government9.7%9.4%0.4AZ
Professional services5.7%5.4%0.3AZ
Agriculture0.5%0.2%0.3AZ
Other services1.9%1.6%0.2AZ
Information3.3%3.5%0.2NV