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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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Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area

The Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area spans 3 counties and had 242,453 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $17.3 billion that year.

Illinois3 countiesPart of Champaign-Urbana-Danville, IL
GDP, 2024$17.3B#196 of 387 · +4.5% nominal
Income per person, 2024$61,146#205 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.1%#197 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.7#221 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Champaign, ILUnited States
Champaign, ILUnited States
200K210K220K230K240K250K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$4.4B25.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.4B8.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$586M3.4%8.7%
Professional services$569M3.3%8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade$896M5.2%6.3%
Retail trade$1.0B6.1%5.9%
Information$600M3.5%5.7%
Construction$674M3.9%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services$338M2.0%3.0%
Other services$379M2.2%2.0%
Management of companies$26M0.1%1.8%
Utilities$182M1.1%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$1M0.0%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture$548M3.2%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
Champaign CountyIllinoisCentral17019
Ford CountyIllinoisOutlying17053
Piatt CountyIllinoisOutlying17147