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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!33140=METRO("Michigan City, IN")

Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area

The Michigan City-La Porte, IN metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 111,348 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $5.8 billion that year.

Indiana1 countyPart of Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI
GDP, 2024$5.8B#366 of 387 · +1.1% nominal
Income per person, 2024$55,790#284 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.1%#206 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)91.7#253 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Michigan City, INUnited States
Michigan City, INUnited States
106K108K110K112K114K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.0B$4.0B$6.0B2005201020152020GDP

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——13.7%
Government$591M10.2%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.6B27.6%9.5%
Finance & insurance$181M3.1%8.7%
Professional services$152M2.6%8.0%
Health care$492M8.5%7.5%
Wholesale trade$268M4.6%6.3%
Retail trade$442M7.7%5.9%
Information$32M0.6%5.7%
Construction$297M5.1%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$218M3.8%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$166M2.9%3.0%
Other services$163M2.8%2.0%
Management of companies$11M0.2%1.8%
Utilities$122M2.1%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$3M0.1%1.3%
Education$25M0.4%1.1%
Arts & recreation$128M2.2%1.0%
Agriculture$73M1.3%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
LaPorte CountyIndianaCentral18091