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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!29700=METRO("Laredo, TX")

Laredo, TX metro area

The Laredo, TX metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 272,823 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $16.1 billion that year.

Texas1 county
GDP, 2024$16.1B#204 of 387 · −0.1% nominal
Income per person, 2024$44,200#384 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.6%#281 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)87.0#355 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Laredo, TXUnited States
Laredo, TXUnited States
100K150K200K250K300K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B$20B2005201020152020GDP

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$1.7B10.8%13.7%
Government$2.7B16.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$169M1.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$365M2.3%8.7%
Professional services$386M2.4%8.0%
Health care$961M6.0%7.5%
Wholesale trade$660M4.1%6.3%
Retail trade$1.2B7.5%5.9%
Information$195M1.2%5.7%
Construction$458M2.8%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$2.5B15.6%3.3%
Accommodation & food$522M3.2%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$493M3.1%3.0%
Other services$327M2.0%2.0%
Management of companies$10M0.1%1.8%
Utilities$163M1.0%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$3.2B19.6%1.3%
Education$68M0.4%1.1%
Arts & recreation$56M0.3%1.0%
Agriculture$10M0.1%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
Webb CountyTexasCentral48479