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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!33860=METRO("Montgomery, AL")

Montgomery, AL metro area

The Montgomery, AL metropolitan area spans 4 counties and had 387,885 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $25.8 billion that year.

Alabama4 countiesPart of Montgomery-Selma, AL
GDP, 2024$25.8B#149 of 387 · +5.1% nominal
Income per person, 2024$56,622#268 of 387
Unemployment, 20252.9%#28 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)89.7#294 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$30B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 4 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$2.9B11.2%13.7%
Government$5.8B22.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$3.2B12.5%9.5%
Finance & insurance——8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$1.7B6.6%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction$1.2B4.8%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services——2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$664M2.6%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$16M0.1%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture$196M0.8%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
Autauga CountyAlabamaCentral01001
Elmore CountyAlabamaCentral01051
Lowndes CountyAlabamaOutlying01085
Montgomery CountyAlabamaCentral01101