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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!24140=METRO("Goldsboro, NC")

Goldsboro, NC metro area

The Goldsboro, NC metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 120,338 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $6.8 billion that year.

North Carolina1 county
GDP, 2024$6.8B#350 of 387 · +4.7% nominal
Income per person, 2024$53,956#314 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.9%#162 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)88.5#324 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Goldsboro, NCUnited States
Goldsboro, NCUnited States
100K105K110K115K120K125K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B2005201020152020GDP

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$699M10.3%13.7%
Government$1.4B21.1%11.1%
Manufacturing$935M13.8%9.5%
Finance & insurance$302M4.5%8.7%
Professional services$149M2.2%8.0%
Health care$472M7.0%7.5%
Wholesale trade$361M5.3%6.3%
Retail trade$556M8.2%5.9%
Information$24M0.4%5.7%
Construction$294M4.3%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$186M2.7%3.3%
Accommodation & food$182M2.7%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$105M1.6%3.0%
Other services$151M2.2%2.0%
Management of companies$59M0.9%1.8%
Utilities$531M7.8%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$1M0.0%1.3%
Education$51M0.8%1.1%
Arts & recreation$12M0.2%1.0%
Agriculture$277M4.1%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
Wayne CountyNorth CarolinaCentral37191