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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!28020=METRO("Kalamazoo, MI")

Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area

The Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 264,780 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $20.7 billion that year.

Michigan1 countyPart of Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI
GDP, 2024$20.7B#170 of 387 · +4.8% nominal
Income per person, 2024$65,810#142 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.6%#279 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)94.8#171 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Kalamazoo, MIUnited States
Kalamazoo, MIUnited States
220K240K260K280K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$10B$20B$30B2005201020152020GDP

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$1.7B8.1%11.1%
Manufacturing$6.5B31.3%9.5%
Finance & insurance$622M3.0%8.7%
Professional services$966M4.7%8.0%
Health care$2.2B10.5%7.5%
Wholesale trade$1.1B5.3%6.3%
Retail trade$1.2B6.0%5.9%
Information$236M1.1%5.7%
Construction$1.1B5.2%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$547M2.6%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$527M2.5%3.0%
Other services$483M2.3%2.0%
Management of companies$21M0.1%1.8%
Utilities$70M0.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$14M0.1%1.3%
Education$254M1.2%1.1%
Arts & recreation$149M0.7%1.0%
Agriculture$259M1.3%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

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

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Kalamazoo CountyMichiganCentral26077