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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!26380=METRO("Houma, LA")

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metro area

The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 199,206 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $13.4 billion that year.

Louisiana2 counties
GDP, 2024$13.4B#224 of 387 · +5.0% nominal
Income per person, 2024$60,125#222 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.8%#139 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)85.1#379 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Houma, LAUnited States
Houma, LAUnited States
180K190K200K210K220K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$1.8B13.3%13.7%
Government$1.0B7.5%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.3B9.8%9.5%
Finance & insurance$510M3.8%8.7%
Professional services$492M3.7%8.0%
Health care$980M7.3%7.5%
Wholesale trade$412M3.1%6.3%
Retail trade$973M7.2%5.9%
Information$87M0.6%5.7%
Construction$845M6.3%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$2.1B15.8%3.3%
Accommodation & food$322M2.4%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$478M3.6%3.0%
Other services$342M2.5%2.0%
Management of companies$124M0.9%1.8%
Utilities$30M0.2%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$1.4B10.5%1.3%
Education$63M0.5%1.1%
Arts & recreation$54M0.4%1.0%
Agriculture$84M0.6%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
Lafourche ParishLouisianaCentral22057
Terrebonne ParishLouisianaCentral22109