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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!33540=METRO("Missoula, MT")

Missoula, MT metro area

The Missoula, MT metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 127,741 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $9.2 billion that year.

Montana2 counties
GDP, 2024$9.2B#294 of 387 · +6.8% nominal
Income per person, 2024$73,277#73 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.2%#51 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)96.4#140 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Missoula, MTUnited States
Missoula, MTUnited States
80K100K120K140K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.5B$5.0B$7.5B$10B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 2 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$1.4B15.1%13.7%
Government$1.2B13.1%11.1%
Manufacturing$278M3.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance——8.7%
Professional services$826M8.9%8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$849M9.2%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction$547M5.9%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$309M3.3%3.3%
Accommodation & food$474M5.1%3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services$238M2.6%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$25M0.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$7M0.1%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation$96M1.0%1.0%
Agriculture$105M1.1%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
Mineral CountyMontanaOutlying30061
Missoula CountyMontanaCentral30063