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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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Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metropolitan area spans 12 counties and had 1,394,234 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $107.9 billion that year.

Indiana, Kentucky12 countiesPart of Louisville/Jefferson County--Elizabethtown, KY-IN
GDP, 2024$107.9B#46 of 387 · +4.7% nominal
Income per person, 2024$67,446#118 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.2%#226 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)93.1#207 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Louisville/Jefferson County, KYUnited States
Louisville/Jefferson County, KYUnited States
1M1.1M1.2M1.3M1.4M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$50B$100B$150B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 12 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$8.0B7.4%11.1%
Manufacturing——9.5%
Finance & insurance$9.5B8.8%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$6.6B6.1%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction$4.9B4.5%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services$2.3B2.1%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$1.0B0.9%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$211M0.2%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture——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
Bullitt CountyKentuckyCentral21029
Clark CountyIndianaCentral18019
Floyd CountyIndianaCentral18043
Harrison CountyIndianaOutlying18061
Henry CountyKentuckyOutlying21103
Jefferson CountyKentuckyCentral21111
Meade CountyKentuckyOutlying21163
Nelson CountyKentuckyOutlying21179
Oldham CountyKentuckyCentral21185
Shelby CountyKentuckyOutlying21211
Spencer CountyKentuckyOutlying21215
Washington CountyIndianaOutlying18175