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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!20220=METRO("Dubuque, IA")

Dubuque, IA metro area

The Dubuque, IA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 99,242 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $9.2 billion that year.

Iowa1 county
GDP, 2024$9.2B#298 of 387 · +3.9% nominal
Income per person, 2024$66,392#132 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.5%#91 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)87.3#349 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Dubuque, IAUnited States
Dubuque, IAUnited States
85K90K95K100K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.5B$5.0B$7.5B$10B2005201020152020GDP

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$798M8.7%13.7%
Government$465M5.1%11.1%
Manufacturing$2.5B27.3%9.5%
Finance & insurance$946M10.3%8.7%
Professional services$322M3.5%8.0%
Health care$741M8.1%7.5%
Wholesale trade$817M8.9%6.3%
Retail trade$514M5.6%5.9%
Information$213M2.3%5.7%
Construction$333M3.6%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$281M3.1%3.3%
Accommodation & food$186M2.0%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$136M1.5%3.0%
Other services$157M1.7%2.0%
Management of companies$136M1.5%1.8%
Utilities$16M0.2%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$1M0.0%1.3%
Education$139M1.5%1.1%
Arts & recreation$221M2.4%1.0%
Agriculture$241M2.6%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
Dubuque CountyIowaCentral19061