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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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Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan area spans 29 counties and had 6,411,149 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $604.3 billion that year.

Georgia29 countiesPart of Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
GDP, 2024$604.3B#9 of 387 · +5.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$71,365#86 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.4%#71 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)100.1#89 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Atlanta, GAUnited States
Atlanta, GAUnited States
3M4M5M6M7M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$200B$400B$600B$800B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 29 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate——13.7%
Government$44.6B7.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$42.0B7.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance——8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$36.3B6.0%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction——4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services$10.3B1.7%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities——1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$708M0.1%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture——0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Barrow CountyGeorgiaOutlying13013
Bartow CountyGeorgiaOutlying13015
Butts CountyGeorgiaOutlying13035
Carroll CountyGeorgiaOutlying13045
Cherokee CountyGeorgiaCentral13057
Clayton CountyGeorgiaCentral13063
Cobb CountyGeorgiaCentral13067
Coweta CountyGeorgiaCentral13077
Dawson CountyGeorgiaCentral13085
DeKalb CountyGeorgiaCentral13089
Douglas CountyGeorgiaCentral13097
Fayette CountyGeorgiaCentral13113
Forsyth CountyGeorgiaCentral13117
Fulton CountyGeorgiaCentral13121
Gwinnett CountyGeorgiaCentral13135
Haralson CountyGeorgiaOutlying13143
Heard CountyGeorgiaOutlying13149
Henry CountyGeorgiaCentral13151
Jasper CountyGeorgiaOutlying13159
Lumpkin CountyGeorgiaOutlying13187
Meriwether CountyGeorgiaOutlying13199
Morgan CountyGeorgiaOutlying13211
Newton CountyGeorgiaCentral13217
Paulding CountyGeorgiaCentral13223
Pickens CountyGeorgiaOutlying13227
Pike CountyGeorgiaOutlying13231
Rockdale CountyGeorgiaCentral13247
Spalding CountyGeorgiaOutlying13255
Walton CountyGeorgiaCentral13297