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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!17420=METRO("Cleveland, TN")

Cleveland, TN metro area

The Cleveland, TN metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 132,120 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $7.2 billion that year.

Tennessee2 countiesPart of Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL
GDP, 2024$7.2B#340 of 387 · +5.9% nominal
Income per person, 2024$51,903#341 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.8%#135 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)88.1#334 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Cleveland, TNUnited States
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80K100K120K140K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 2 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$578M8.1%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.8B25.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$208M2.9%8.7%
Professional services$225M3.1%8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$853M11.9%5.9%
Information$99M1.4%5.7%
Construction$302M4.2%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$255M3.6%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$233M3.3%3.0%
Other services$214M3.0%2.0%
Management of companies$78M1.1%1.8%
Utilities$28M0.4%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$14M0.2%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation$38M0.5%1.0%
Agriculture$283M4.0%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
Bradley CountyTennesseeCentral47011
Polk CountyTennesseeOutlying47139