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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!27060=METRO("Ithaca, NY")

Ithaca, NY metro area

The Ithaca, NY metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 105,602 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $8.0 billion that year.

New York1 countyPart of Ithaca-Cortland, NY
GDP, 2024$8.0B#324 of 387 · +6.1% nominal
Income per person, 2024$56,489#273 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.5%#93 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)103.3#43 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Ithaca, NYUnited States
Ithaca, NYUnited States
90K95K100K105K110K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$1.2B15.3%13.7%
Government$706M8.9%11.1%
Manufacturing$427M5.4%9.5%
Finance & insurance$442M5.5%8.7%
Professional services$513M6.4%8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade$81M1.0%6.3%
Retail trade$431M5.4%5.9%
Information$174M2.2%5.7%
Construction$222M2.8%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$67M0.8%3.3%
Accommodation & food$216M2.7%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$115M1.4%3.0%
Other services$178M2.2%2.0%
Management of companies$56M0.7%1.8%
Utilities$79M1.0%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$44M0.5%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation$64M0.8%1.0%
Agriculture$49M0.6%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
Tompkins CountyNew YorkCentral36109