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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!21300=METRO("Elmira, NY")

Elmira, NY metro area

The Elmira, NY metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 81,115 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $4.8 billion that year.

New York1 countyPart of Elmira-Corning, NY
GDP, 2024$4.8B#376 of 387 · +5.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$56,156#278 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.9%#160 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)94.4#178 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Elmira, NYUnited States
Elmira, NYUnited States
80K85K90K95K100K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2005201020152020GDP

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——13.7%
Government$796M16.7%11.1%
Manufacturing$634M13.3%9.5%
Finance & insurance$353M7.4%8.7%
Professional services$108M2.3%8.0%
Health care$565M11.8%7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$416M8.7%5.9%
Information$68M1.4%5.7%
Construction$182M3.8%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$130M2.7%3.3%
Accommodation & food$150M3.1%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$127M2.7%3.0%
Other services$93M1.9%2.0%
Management of companies$25M0.5%1.8%
Utilities$30M0.6%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$37M0.8%1.3%
Education$38M0.8%1.1%
Arts & recreation$18M0.4%1.0%
Agriculture$3M0.1%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Chemung CountyNew YorkCentral36015