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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!35300=METRO("New Haven, CT")

New Haven, CT metro area

The New Haven, CT metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 576,718 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $50.1 billion that year.

Connecticut1 countyPart of New Haven-Hartford-Waterbury, CT
GDP, 2024$50.1B#86 of 387 · — nominal
Income per person, 2024$73,967#69 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.1%#209 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)104.6#32 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025New Haven, CTUnited States
New Haven, CTUnited States

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$8.0B16.0%13.7%
Government$4.9B9.8%11.1%
Manufacturing$3.8B7.6%9.5%
Finance & insurance$2.5B5.0%8.7%
Professional services$3.2B6.4%8.0%
Health care$5.7B11.3%7.5%
Wholesale trade$3.2B6.3%6.3%
Retail trade$3.2B6.4%5.9%
Information$1.7B3.4%5.7%
Construction$1.2B2.3%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$1.7B3.4%3.3%
Accommodation & food$1.4B2.7%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$2.0B3.9%3.0%
Other services$968M1.9%2.0%
Management of companies$688M1.4%1.8%
Utilities$617M1.2%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$18M0.0%1.3%
Education$5.0B10.0%1.1%
Arts & recreation$424M0.8%1.0%
Agriculture$13M0.0%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
South Central Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutCentral09170