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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!36500=METRO("Olympia, WA")

Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area

The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 302,912 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $21.6 billion that year.

Washington1 countyPart of Seattle-Tacoma, WA
GDP, 2024$21.6B#166 of 387 · +8.3% nominal
Income per person, 2024$69,277#98 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.4%#253 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)103.7#38 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 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$3.6B16.8%13.7%
Government$6.1B28.5%11.1%
Manufacturing$624M2.9%9.5%
Finance & insurance$607M2.8%8.7%
Professional services$1.4B6.4%8.0%
Health care$1.7B7.8%7.5%
Wholesale trade$836M3.9%6.3%
Retail trade$1.5B7.1%5.9%
Information$509M2.4%5.7%
Construction$960M4.5%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$452M2.1%3.3%
Accommodation & food$823M3.8%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$674M3.1%3.0%
Other services$666M3.1%2.0%
Management of companies$203M0.9%1.8%
Utilities$78M0.4%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$1M0.0%1.3%
Education$133M0.6%1.1%
Arts & recreation$155M0.7%1.0%
Agriculture$502M2.3%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%5%10%15%20%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

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

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Thurston CountyWashingtonCentral53067