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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!27100=METRO("Jackson, MI")

Jackson, MI metro area

The Jackson, MI metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 160,233 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $9.1 billion that year.

Michigan1 county
GDP, 2024$9.1B#302 of 387 · +4.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$51,569#342 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.4%#342 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)91.8#249 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Jackson, MIUnited States
Jackson, MIUnited States
150K155K160K165K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.5B$5.0B$7.5B$10B2005201020152020GDP

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——13.7%
Government$861M9.5%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.7B18.7%9.5%
Finance & insurance$254M2.8%8.7%
Professional services$367M4.1%8.0%
Health care$858M9.5%7.5%
Wholesale trade$798M8.8%6.3%
Retail trade$614M6.8%5.9%
Information$229M2.5%5.7%
Construction$305M3.4%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$208M2.3%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$225M2.5%3.0%
Other services$210M2.3%2.0%
Management of companies$87M1.0%1.8%
Utilities$664M7.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$25M0.3%1.3%
Education$71M0.8%1.1%
Arts & recreation$42M0.5%1.0%
Agriculture$38M0.4%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%10%20%30%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Jackson CountyMichiganCentral26075