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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!33780=METRO("Monroe, MI")

Monroe, MI metro area

The Monroe, MI metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 156,045 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $8.1 billion that year.

Michigan1 countyPart of Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI
GDP, 2024$8.1B#318 of 387 · +3.3% nominal
Income per person, 2024$61,698#194 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.5%#347 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)93.5#196 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Monroe, MIUnited States
Monroe, MIUnited States
130K140K150K160K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$2.5B$5.0B$7.5B$10B2005201020152020GDP

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$563M6.9%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.4B17.7%9.5%
Finance & insurance$145M1.8%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care$374M4.6%7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$565M6.9%5.9%
Information$51M0.6%5.7%
Construction$290M3.6%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$261M3.2%3.3%
Accommodation & food$180M2.2%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$218M2.7%3.0%
Other services$190M2.3%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$1.8B22.5%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$56M0.7%1.3%
Education$32M0.4%1.1%
Arts & recreation$36M0.4%1.0%
Agriculture$31M0.4%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%10%20%30%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Monroe CountyMichiganCentral26115