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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!25500=METRO("Harrisonburg, VA")

Harrisonburg, VA metro area

The Harrisonburg, VA metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 138,838 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $10.7 billion that year.

Virginia2 countiesPart of Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
GDP, 2024$10.7B#265 of 387 · +3.8% nominal
Income per person, 2024$53,670#319 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.2%#49 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)94.9#169 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Harrisonburg, VAUnited States
Harrisonburg, VAUnited States
80K100K120K140K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 2 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$1.2B11.5%13.7%
Government$1.2B11.0%11.1%
Manufacturing$2.8B26.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$327M3.1%8.7%
Professional services$308M2.9%8.0%
Health care$680M6.4%7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$687M6.4%5.9%
Information$148M1.4%5.7%
Construction$606M5.7%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$410M3.8%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$205M1.9%3.0%
Other services$226M2.1%2.0%
Management of companies$77M0.7%1.8%
Utilities$11M0.1%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$23M0.2%1.3%
Education$89M0.8%1.1%
Arts & recreation$37M0.3%1.0%
Agriculture$480M4.5%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
Harrisonburg cityVirginiaCentral51660
Rockingham CountyVirginiaCentral51165