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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!22180=METRO("Fayetteville, NC")

Fayetteville, NC metro area

The Fayetteville, NC metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 393,812 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $26.1 billion that year.

North Carolina2 countiesPart of Fayetteville-Lumberton-Pinehurst, NC
GDP, 2024$26.1B#147 of 387 · +5.8% nominal
Income per person, 2024$51,501#343 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.7%#292 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.0#243 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Fayetteville, NCUnited States
Fayetteville, NCUnited States
275K300K325K350K375K400K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$10B$20B$30B2005201020152020GDP

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$12.7B48.5%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.9B7.4%9.5%
Finance & insurance$603M2.3%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$1.6B6.3%5.9%
Information$181M0.7%5.7%
Construction$815M3.1%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$449M1.7%3.3%
Accommodation & food$726M2.8%3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services$538M2.1%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$98M0.4%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$0M0.0%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation$54M0.2%1.0%
Agriculture$106M0.4%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
Cumberland CountyNorth CarolinaCentral37051
Hoke CountyNorth CarolinaCentral37093