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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!23460=METRO("Gadsden, AL")

Gadsden, AL metro area

The Gadsden, AL metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 103,207 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $4.0 billion that year.

Alabama1 county
GDP, 2024$4.0B#383 of 387 · +5.9% nominal
Income per person, 2024$47,786#374 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.0%#35 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)85.7#376 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Gadsden, ALUnited States
Gadsden, ALUnited States
98K100K102K104K106K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$555M13.8%13.7%
Government$497M12.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$502M12.5%9.5%
Finance & insurance$206M5.1%8.7%
Professional services$89M2.2%8.0%
Health care$591M14.7%7.5%
Wholesale trade$194M4.8%6.3%
Retail trade$456M11.3%5.9%
Information$35M0.9%5.7%
Construction$171M4.3%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$120M3.0%3.3%
Accommodation & food$182M4.5%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$152M3.8%3.0%
Other services$162M4.0%2.0%
Management of companies$15M0.4%1.8%
Utilities$20M0.5%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$3M0.1%1.3%
Education$14M0.4%1.1%
Arts & recreation$16M0.4%1.0%
Agriculture$45M1.1%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
Etowah CountyAlabamaCentral01055