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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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Idaho vs Nevada: two economies side by side

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

Rocky Mountain · Far WestIdaho leads on 6, Nevada on 5 of 11 measures
IndicatorA · IDB · NVRanks
GDP, 2025$137.4B$281.4B39 · 30
Real GDP growth, 2025+3.1%+2.0%6 · 23
Real growth a year since 2015+4.3%+3.4%2 · 7
GDP per person$67,695$85,72846 · 23
Income per person, 2025$64,200$73,76743 · 24
Real income per person (2017 $)$52,816$56,50344 · 32
Price level (US = 100)95.5100.029 · 18
Housing costs (US = 100)90.0114.124 · 13
Unemployment, September 20263.6%4.7%20 · 43
Population2,029,7333,282,18837 · 31
Population growth a year since 2020+1.9%+1.0%1 · 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.

IndustryIDNVGap, ppLarger in
Accommodation & food3.1%12.2%9.1NV
Manufacturing9.7%4.4%5.3ID
Agriculture3.9%0.2%3.7ID
Health care8.6%5.9%2.7ID
Wholesale trade6.9%4.2%2.6ID
Arts & recreation0.8%2.9%2.1NV
Management of companies1.3%2.9%1.6NV
Transportation & warehousing2.8%4.3%1.5NV
Retail trade7.8%6.6%1.2ID
Professional services6.4%5.4%1.1ID
Construction6.6%7.7%1.1NV
Information2.5%3.5%1.1NV
Finance & insurance5.4%6.5%1.0NV
Government10.4%9.4%1.0ID
Mining, oil & gas1.4%2.3%0.8NV
Real estate14.8%15.1%0.3NV
Utilities1.5%1.2%0.3ID
Other services1.9%1.6%0.3ID
Education0.8%0.6%0.3ID
Administrative & waste services3.4%3.2%0.2ID