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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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CBSA!13020=METRO("Bay City, MI")

Bay City, MI metro area

The Bay City, MI metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 102,651 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $4.7 billion that year.

Michigan1 countyPart of Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI
GDP, 2024$4.7B#379 of 387 · +2.8% nominal
Income per person, 2024$55,626#287 of 387
Unemployment, 20256.1%#364 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)91.9#244 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Bay City, MIUnited States
Bay City, MIUnited States
102.5K105K107.5K110K112.5K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 1 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$546M11.6%11.1%
Manufacturing$756M16.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$99M2.1%8.7%
Professional services$250M5.3%8.0%
Health care$490M10.4%7.5%
Wholesale trade$303M6.4%6.3%
Retail trade$432M9.1%5.9%
Information$121M2.6%5.7%
Construction$173M3.7%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$165M3.5%3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services$144M3.0%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$102M2.2%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$5M0.1%1.3%
Education$38M0.8%1.1%
Arts & recreation$35M0.7%1.0%
Agriculture$31M0.7%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%10%20%30%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

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

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Bay CountyMichiganCentral26017