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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!25220=METRO("Hammond, LA")

Hammond, LA metro area

The Hammond, LA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 139,823 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $6.4 billion that year.

Louisiana1 countyPart of Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA
GDP, 2024$6.4B#355 of 387 · +5.0% nominal
Income per person, 2024$52,248#336 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.0%#322 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)84.5#382 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Hammond, LAUnited States
Hammond, LAUnited States
80K100K120K140K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$845M13.1%13.7%
Government$1.1B17.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$957M14.9%9.5%
Finance & insurance$204M3.2%8.7%
Professional services$188M2.9%8.0%
Health care$449M7.0%7.5%
Wholesale trade$430M6.7%6.3%
Retail trade$813M12.6%5.9%
Information$74M1.2%5.7%
Construction$401M6.2%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$224M3.5%3.3%
Accommodation & food$224M3.5%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$137M2.1%3.0%
Other services$159M2.5%2.0%
Management of companies$40M0.6%1.8%
Utilities$23M0.4%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$61M1.0%1.3%
Education$50M0.8%1.1%
Arts & recreation$26M0.4%1.0%
Agriculture$8M0.1%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
Tangipahoa ParishLouisianaCentral22105