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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!33700=METRO("Modesto, CA")

Modesto, CA metro area

The Modesto, CA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 556,972 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $32.1 billion that year.

California1 countyPart of San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
GDP, 2024$32.1B#125 of 387 · +7.1% nominal
Income per person, 2024$56,741#265 of 387
Unemployment, 20257.2%#375 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)104.1#35 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
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$0B$10B$20B$30B$40B2005201020152020GDP

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$4.5B14.1%13.7%
Government$3.9B12.2%11.1%
Manufacturing$4.2B13.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$719M2.2%8.7%
Professional services$813M2.5%8.0%
Health care$4.2B13.0%7.5%
Wholesale trade$1.5B4.7%6.3%
Retail trade$2.8B8.7%5.9%
Information$340M1.1%5.7%
Construction$1.5B4.8%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$1.4B4.4%3.3%
Accommodation & food$1.2B3.7%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$767M2.4%3.0%
Other services$722M2.3%2.0%
Management of companies$334M1.0%1.8%
Utilities$563M1.8%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$66M0.2%1.3%
Education$98M0.3%1.1%
Arts & recreation$142M0.4%1.0%
Agriculture$2.3B7.2%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
Stanislaus CountyCaliforniaCentral06099