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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!22520=METRO("Florence, AL")

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area

The Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 156,287 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $7.5 billion that year.

Alabama2 countiesPart of Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL
GDP, 2024$7.5B#336 of 387 · +4.3% nominal
Income per person, 2024$49,286#367 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.1%#40 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)84.8#380 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Florence, ALUnited States
Florence, ALUnited States
130K140K150K160K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$1.2B15.5%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.5B20.4%9.5%
Finance & insurance$381M5.1%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care$618M8.3%7.5%
Wholesale trade$331M4.4%6.3%
Retail trade$743M9.9%5.9%
Information$129M1.7%5.7%
Construction$458M6.1%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$279M3.7%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$151M2.0%3.0%
Other services$222M3.0%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$194M2.6%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$19M0.2%1.3%
Education$22M0.3%1.1%
Arts & recreation$32M0.4%1.0%
Agriculture$29M0.4%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
Colbert CountyAlabamaCentral01033
Lauderdale CountyAlabamaCentral01077