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CBSA!35380=METRO("New Orleans, LA")
New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area
The New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area spans 7 counties and had 966,230 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $88.5 billion that year.
Louisiana7 countiesPart of New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS
GDP, 2024$88.5B#53 of 387 · +2.8% nominal
Income per person, 2024$66,523#130 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.4%#252 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.6#226 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
New Orleans, LAUnited States
BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 7 counties of the metro area; current dollars.
Industries, 2024
Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.
| Industry | Value added | Share | US share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | — | — | 13.7% | ||
| Government | $7.6B | 8.6% | 11.1% | ||
| Manufacturing | $17.8B | 20.1% | 9.5% | ||
| Finance & insurance | $4.7B | 5.3% | 8.7% | ||
| Professional services | — | — | 8.0% | ||
| Health care | — | — | 7.5% | ||
| Wholesale trade | — | — | 6.3% | ||
| Retail trade | $5.2B | 5.8% | 5.9% | ||
| Information | — | — | 5.7% | ||
| Construction | — | — | 4.3% | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $4.3B | 4.9% | 3.3% | ||
| Accommodation & food | $4.4B | 4.9% | 3.1% | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $2.7B | 3.1% | 3.0% | ||
| Other services | — | — | 2.0% | ||
| Management of companies | — | — | 1.8% | ||
| Utilities | $1.8B | 2.0% | 1.6% | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $967M | 1.1% | 1.3% | ||
| Education | — | — | 1.1% | ||
| Arts & recreation | $2.1B | 2.4% | 1.0% | ||
| Agriculture | — | — | 0.8% |
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.
Counties in the metro area
OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).
| County | State | Type | FIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | Central | 22051 | |
| Orleans Parish | Louisiana | Central | 22071 | |
| Plaquemines Parish | Louisiana | Central | 22075 | |
| St. Bernard Parish | Louisiana | Central | 22087 | |
| St. Charles Parish | Louisiana | Central | 22089 | |
| St. James Parish | Louisiana | Central | 22093 | |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Louisiana | Central | 22095 |