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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!13740=METRO("Billings, MT")

Billings, MT metro area

The Billings, MT metropolitan area spans 3 counties and had 192,531 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $15.3 billion that year.

Montana3 counties
GDP, 2024$15.3B#209 of 387 · +4.0% nominal
Income per person, 2024$72,825#77 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.3%#56 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)93.5#195 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
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120K140K160K180K200K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B$20B2005201020152020GDP

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$1.2B7.7%11.1%
Manufacturing$2.1B13.9%9.5%
Finance & insurance$739M4.8%8.7%
Professional services$941M6.2%8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade$1.3B8.5%6.3%
Retail trade$1.0B6.7%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction——4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$629M4.1%3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services$344M2.3%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities——1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$425M2.8%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation$183M1.2%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
Carbon CountyMontanaOutlying30009
Stillwater CountyMontanaOutlying30095
Yellowstone CountyMontanaCentral30111