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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!31020=METRO("Longview, WA")

Longview-Kelso, WA metro area

The Longview-Kelso, WA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 113,982 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $7.2 billion that year.

Washington1 countyPart of Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
GDP, 2024$7.2B#337 of 387 · +3.5% nominal
Income per person, 2024$59,669#231 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.3%#335 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)97.5#120 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Longview, WAUnited States
Longview, WAUnited States
80K90K100K110K120K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$852M11.8%13.7%
Government$786M10.9%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.4B19.1%9.5%
Finance & insurance$239M3.3%8.7%
Professional services$202M2.8%8.0%
Health care$606M8.4%7.5%
Wholesale trade$454M6.3%6.3%
Retail trade$564M7.8%5.9%
Information$118M1.6%5.7%
Construction$623M8.6%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$504M7.0%3.3%
Accommodation & food$201M2.8%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$148M2.0%3.0%
Other services$156M2.2%2.0%
Management of companies$7M0.1%1.8%
Utilities$198M2.7%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$47M0.6%1.3%
Education$14M0.2%1.1%
Arts & recreation$21M0.3%1.0%
Agriculture$110M1.5%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
Cowlitz CountyWashingtonCentral53015