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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!14010=METRO("Bloomington, IL")

Bloomington, IL metro area

The Bloomington, IL metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 172,069 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $16.9 billion that year.

Illinois1 countyPart of Bloomington-Pontiac, IL
GDP, 2024$16.9B#198 of 387 · +5.7% nominal
Income per person, 2024$66,091#136 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.9%#152 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)93.5#194 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Bloomington, ILUnited States
Bloomington, ILUnited States
120K140K160K180K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B$20B2005201020152020GDP

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$1.6B9.4%13.7%
Government$1.5B8.8%11.1%
Manufacturing$399M2.4%9.5%
Finance & insurance$6.5B38.3%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care$1.1B6.2%7.5%
Wholesale trade$634M3.7%6.3%
Retail trade$1.1B6.3%5.9%
Information$132M0.8%5.7%
Construction$444M2.6%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$301M1.8%3.3%
Accommodation & food$556M3.3%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$372M2.2%3.0%
Other services$326M1.9%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$262M1.6%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$4M0.0%1.3%
Education$99M0.6%1.1%
Arts & recreation$98M0.6%1.0%
Agriculture$354M2.1%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
McLean CountyIllinoisCentral17113