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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!29940=METRO("Lawrence, KS")

Lawrence, KS metro area

The Lawrence, KS metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 121,989 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $7.0 billion that year.

Kansas1 countyPart of Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS
GDP, 2024$7.0B#344 of 387 · +6.1% nominal
Income per person, 2024$58,698#246 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.5%#96 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)90.2#284 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Lawrence, KSUnited States
Lawrence, KSUnited States
80K90K100K110K120K130K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B$8.0B2005201020152020GDP

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$1.1B15.3%13.7%
Government$1.6B23.1%11.1%
Manufacturing$703M10.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$208M3.0%8.7%
Professional services$534M7.6%8.0%
Health care$384M5.5%7.5%
Wholesale trade$230M3.3%6.3%
Retail trade$607M8.6%5.9%
Information$130M1.8%5.7%
Construction$339M4.8%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$99M1.4%3.3%
Accommodation & food$337M4.8%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$205M2.9%3.0%
Other services$279M4.0%2.0%
Management of companies$32M0.5%1.8%
Utilities$77M1.1%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$2M0.0%1.3%
Education$89M1.3%1.1%
Arts & recreation$52M0.7%1.0%
Agriculture$20M0.3%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
Douglas CountyKansasCentral20045