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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!28100=METRO("Kankakee, IL")

Kankakee, IL metro area

The Kankakee, IL metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 106,410 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $8.5 billion that year.

Illinois1 countyPart of Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
GDP, 2024$8.5B#308 of 387 · +5.0% nominal
Income per person, 2024$55,092#299 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.5%#346 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)96.4#142 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Kankakee, ILUnited States
Kankakee, ILUnited States
95K100K105K110K115K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$840M9.8%13.7%
Government$645M7.6%11.1%
Manufacturing$3.5B41.1%9.5%
Finance & insurance$547M6.4%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care$713M8.4%7.5%
Wholesale trade$355M4.2%6.3%
Retail trade$476M5.6%5.9%
Information$71M0.8%5.7%
Construction$323M3.8%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$227M2.7%3.3%
Accommodation & food$171M2.0%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$155M1.8%3.0%
Other services$146M1.7%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$22M0.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$5M0.1%1.3%
Education$66M0.8%1.1%
Arts & recreation$25M0.3%1.0%
Agriculture$98M1.2%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
Kankakee CountyIllinoisCentral17091