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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!13140=METRO("Beaumont, TX")

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area

The Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metropolitan area spans 3 counties and had 398,733 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $34.8 billion that year.

Texas3 counties
GDP, 2024$34.8B#116 of 387 · +8.5% nominal
Income per person, 2024$54,485#305 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.3%#333 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)90.0#289 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Beaumont, TXUnited States
Beaumont, TXUnited States
360K380K400K420K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$10B$20B$30B$40B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 3 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$2.5B7.0%11.1%
Manufacturing$13.2B38.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$720M2.1%8.7%
Professional services$1.2B3.6%8.0%
Health care$1.7B4.8%7.5%
Wholesale trade$1.1B3.2%6.3%
Retail trade$2.4B6.8%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction$3.6B10.3%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$850M2.4%3.3%
Accommodation & food$774M2.2%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$678M1.9%3.0%
Other services$494M1.4%2.0%
Management of companies$135M0.4%1.8%
Utilities$966M2.8%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$267M0.8%1.3%
Education$89M0.3%1.1%
Arts & recreation$76M0.2%1.0%
Agriculture$26M0.1%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

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

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Hardin CountyTexasOutlying48199
Jefferson CountyTexasCentral48245
Orange CountyTexasOutlying48361