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CBSA!14460=METRO("Boston, MA")
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area
The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metropolitan area spans 7 counties and had 5,025,517 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $644.8 billion that year.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire7 countiesPart of Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
GDP, 2024$644.8B#8 of 387 · +5.6% nominal
Income per person, 2024$104,104#9 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.2%#220 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)108.3#19 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Boston, MAUnited States
BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 7 counties of the metro area; current dollars.
Industries, 2024
Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.
| Industry | Value added | Share | US share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | — | — | 13.7% | ||
| Government | $49.1B | 7.6% | 11.1% | ||
| Manufacturing | $48.7B | 7.6% | 9.5% | ||
| Finance & insurance | $58.6B | 9.1% | 8.7% | ||
| Professional services | $107.7B | 16.7% | 8.0% | ||
| Health care | $54.8B | 8.5% | 7.5% | ||
| Wholesale trade | $28.9B | 4.5% | 6.3% | ||
| Retail trade | $25.2B | 3.9% | 5.9% | ||
| Information | $46.4B | 7.2% | 5.7% | ||
| Construction | $22.6B | 3.5% | 4.3% | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | — | — | 3.3% | ||
| Accommodation & food | $20.3B | 3.1% | 3.1% | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $19.5B | 3.0% | 3.0% | ||
| Other services | $11.9B | 1.8% | 2.0% | ||
| Management of companies | $15.4B | 2.4% | 1.8% | ||
| Utilities | $8.4B | 1.3% | 1.6% | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $68M | 0.0% | 1.3% | ||
| Education | $19.2B | 3.0% | 1.1% | ||
| Arts & recreation | $7.1B | 1.1% | 1.0% | ||
| Agriculture | $407M | 0.1% | 0.8% |
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.
Counties in the metro area
OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).
| County | State | Type | FIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County | Massachusetts | Central | 25009 | |
| Middlesex County | Massachusetts | Central | 25017 | |
| Norfolk County | Massachusetts | Central | 25021 | |
| Plymouth County | Massachusetts | Central | 25023 | |
| Rockingham County | New Hampshire | Central | 33015 | |
| Strafford County | New Hampshire | Outlying | 33017 | |
| Suffolk County | Massachusetts | Central | 25025 |