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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!27340=METRO("Jacksonville, NC")

Jacksonville, NC metro area

The Jacksonville, NC metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 212,954 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $12.5 billion that year.

North Carolina1 county
GDP, 2024$12.5B#233 of 387 · +6.5% nominal
Income per person, 2024$57,449#257 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.0%#182 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.1#241 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Jacksonville, NCUnited States
Jacksonville, NCUnited States
140K160K180K200K220K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B2005201020152020GDP

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$1.5B11.7%13.7%
Government$7.0B55.6%11.1%
Manufacturing$148M1.2%9.5%
Finance & insurance$259M2.1%8.7%
Professional services$350M2.8%8.0%
Health care$401M3.2%7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$792M6.3%5.9%
Information$47M0.4%5.7%
Construction$493M3.9%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$128M1.0%3.3%
Accommodation & food$417M3.3%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$408M3.3%3.0%
Other services$243M1.9%2.0%
Management of companies$33M0.3%1.8%
Utilities——1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$12M0.1%1.3%
Education$68M0.5%1.1%
Arts & recreation$35M0.3%1.0%
Agriculture——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
Onslow CountyNorth CarolinaCentral37133