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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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Omaha, NE-IA metro area

The Omaha, NE-IA metropolitan area spans 8 counties and had 1,001,010 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $99.2 billion that year.

Iowa, Nebraska8 countiesPart of Omaha-Fremont, NE-IA
GDP, 2024$99.2B#49 of 387 · +4.3% nominal
Income per person, 2024$78,380#47 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.2%#53 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)91.9#246 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Omaha, NEUnited States
Omaha, NEUnited States
600K700K800K900K1M1.1M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$25B$50B$75B$100B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 8 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——13.7%
Government$9.1B9.2%11.1%
Manufacturing$6.7B6.8%9.5%
Finance & insurance$17.3B17.5%8.7%
Professional services$5.3B5.3%8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$5.6B5.6%5.9%
Information$4.0B4.0%5.7%
Construction$5.4B5.4%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$2.6B2.6%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$3.3B3.4%3.0%
Other services$2.0B2.0%2.0%
Management of companies$2.8B2.8%1.8%
Utilities$3.8B3.9%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$56M0.1%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation$637M0.6%1.0%
Agriculture$694M0.7%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

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

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Cass CountyNebraskaOutlying31025
Douglas CountyNebraskaCentral31055
Harrison CountyIowaOutlying19085
Mills CountyIowaOutlying19129
Pottawattamie CountyIowaCentral19155
Sarpy CountyNebraskaCentral31153
Saunders CountyNebraskaOutlying31155
Washington CountyNebraskaOutlying31177