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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!34740=METRO("Muskegon, MI")

Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metro area

The Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 177,428 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $8.4 billion that year.

Michigan1 countyPart of Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
GDP, 2024$8.4B#311 of 387 · +5.1% nominal
Income per person, 2024$51,283#347 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.7%#359 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.5#231 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Muskegon, MIUnited States
Muskegon, MIUnited States
155K160K165K170K175K180K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$1.4B16.9%13.7%
Government$827M9.9%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.9B22.8%9.5%
Finance & insurance$175M2.1%8.7%
Professional services$237M2.8%8.0%
Health care$865M10.3%7.5%
Wholesale trade$378M4.5%6.3%
Retail trade$1.0B12.0%5.9%
Information$107M1.3%5.7%
Construction$428M5.1%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$156M1.9%3.3%
Accommodation & food$308M3.7%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$152M1.8%3.0%
Other services$220M2.6%2.0%
Management of companies$12M0.1%1.8%
Utilities$46M0.6%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$16M0.2%1.3%
Education$48M0.6%1.1%
Arts & recreation$68M0.8%1.0%
Agriculture$6M0.1%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
Muskegon CountyMichiganCentral26121