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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!21500=METRO("Erie, PA")

Erie, PA metro area

The Erie, PA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 267,750 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $15.0 billion that year.

Pennsylvania1 countyPart of Erie-Meadville, PA
GDP, 2024$15.0B#210 of 387 · +4.8% nominal
Income per person, 2024$56,568#271 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.5%#270 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)91.0#271 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Erie, PAUnited States
Erie, PAUnited States
265K270K275K280K285K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B$20B2005201020152020GDP

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$1.7B11.4%13.7%
Government$1.7B11.3%11.1%
Manufacturing$2.4B16.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$1.4B9.2%8.7%
Professional services$538M3.6%8.0%
Health care$2.2B14.7%7.5%
Wholesale trade$462M3.1%6.3%
Retail trade$1.1B7.5%5.9%
Information$483M3.2%5.7%
Construction$521M3.5%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$550M3.7%3.3%
Accommodation & food$534M3.6%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$313M2.1%3.0%
Other services$469M3.1%2.0%
Management of companies$74M0.5%1.8%
Utilities$65M0.4%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$7M0.0%1.3%
Education$285M1.9%1.1%
Arts & recreation$177M1.2%1.0%
Agriculture$22M0.1%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
Erie CountyPennsylvaniaCentral42049