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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!15980=METRO("Cape Coral, FL")

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area

The Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 860,959 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $54.2 billion that year.

Florida1 countyPart of Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL
GDP, 2024$54.2B#82 of 387 · +6.3% nominal
Income per person, 2024$70,329#90 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.3%#235 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)102.3#55 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Cape Coral, FLUnited States
Cape Coral, FLUnited States
200K400K600K800K1M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$20B$40B$60B2005201020152020GDP

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$14.9B27.4%13.7%
Government$5.7B10.5%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.2B2.1%9.5%
Finance & insurance$1.7B3.1%8.7%
Professional services$3.7B6.8%8.0%
Health care$3.6B6.7%7.5%
Wholesale trade$2.1B3.8%6.3%
Retail trade$4.7B8.7%5.9%
Information$1.1B2.1%5.7%
Construction$5.5B10.2%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$1.3B2.4%3.3%
Accommodation & food$2.3B4.3%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$2.1B3.9%3.0%
Other services$1.6B2.9%2.0%
Management of companies$522M1.0%1.8%
Utilities$927M1.7%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$96M0.2%1.3%
Education$214M0.4%1.1%
Arts & recreation$915M1.7%1.0%
Agriculture$82M0.2%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
Lee CountyFloridaCentral12071