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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!23580=METRO("Gainesville, GA")

Gainesville, GA metro area

The Gainesville, GA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 221,745 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $18.0 billion that year.

Georgia1 countyPart of Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL
GDP, 2024$18.0B#192 of 387 · +5.7% nominal
Income per person, 2024$62,317#185 of 387
Unemployment, 20252.8%#19 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)96.8#133 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Gainesville, GAUnited States
Gainesville, GAUnited States
50K100K150K200K250K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$1.9B10.7%13.7%
Government$1.1B6.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$4.1B22.8%9.5%
Finance & insurance$901M5.0%8.7%
Professional services$534M3.0%8.0%
Health care$2.1B11.4%7.5%
Wholesale trade$2.0B11.2%6.3%
Retail trade$936M5.2%5.9%
Information$188M1.0%5.7%
Construction$1.2B6.5%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$605M3.4%3.3%
Accommodation & food$484M2.7%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$505M2.8%3.0%
Other services$304M1.7%2.0%
Management of companies$228M1.3%1.8%
Utilities$22M0.1%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$13M0.1%1.3%
Education$89M0.5%1.1%
Arts & recreation$727M4.0%1.0%
Agriculture$50M0.3%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
Hall CountyGeorgiaCentral13139