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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!23420=METRO("Fresno, CA")

Fresno, CA metro area

The Fresno, CA metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 1,189,557 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $73.1 billion that year.

California2 countiesPart of Fresno-Hanford-Corcoran, CA
GDP, 2024$73.1B#59 of 387 · +6.6% nominal
Income per person, 2024$56,699#266 of 387
Unemployment, 20258.4%#380 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)102.2#56 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Fresno, CAUnited States
Fresno, CAUnited States
600K800K1M1.2M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$20B$40B$60B$80B2005201020152020GDP

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$9.9B13.6%13.7%
Government$11.8B16.1%11.1%
Manufacturing$4.2B5.7%9.5%
Finance & insurance$1.9B2.6%8.7%
Professional services$2.1B2.9%8.0%
Health care$8.3B11.4%7.5%
Wholesale trade$4.0B5.4%6.3%
Retail trade$5.2B7.2%5.9%
Information$1.4B1.9%5.7%
Construction$4.0B5.5%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$2.8B3.9%3.3%
Accommodation & food$2.2B3.0%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$1.9B2.6%3.0%
Other services$1.7B2.3%2.0%
Management of companies$620M0.8%1.8%
Utilities$2.4B3.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$312M0.4%1.3%
Education$336M0.5%1.1%
Arts & recreation$325M0.4%1.0%
Agriculture$7.6B10.4%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
Fresno CountyCaliforniaCentral06019
Madera CountyCaliforniaOutlying06039