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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!25420=METRO("Harrisburg, PA")

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area

The Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metropolitan area spans 3 counties and had 615,361 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $53.4 billion that year.

Pennsylvania3 countiesPart of Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA
GDP, 2024$53.4B#84 of 387 · +5.2% nominal
Income per person, 2024$66,174#134 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.9%#164 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)98.7#100 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
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$0B$20B$40B$60B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 3 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$5.9B11.1%13.7%
Government$7.2B13.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$3.7B6.9%9.5%
Finance & insurance$4.6B8.6%8.7%
Professional services$3.9B7.3%8.0%
Health care$6.9B12.9%7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$3.1B5.8%5.9%
Information$1.3B2.5%5.7%
Construction$1.9B3.5%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$3.5B6.6%3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services$1.4B2.6%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$103M0.2%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$21M0.0%1.3%
Education$783M1.5%1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture$359M0.7%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
Cumberland CountyPennsylvaniaCentral42041
Dauphin CountyPennsylvaniaCentral42043
Perry CountyPennsylvaniaOutlying42099