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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!37460=METRO("Panama City, FL")

Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area

The Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 226,221 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $14.4 billion that year.

Florida2 counties
GDP, 2024$14.4B#217 of 387 · +5.1% nominal
Income per person, 2024$55,978#281 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.0%#184 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)97.3#124 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Panama City, FLUnited States
Panama City, FLUnited States
125K150K175K200K225K250K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 2 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$2.5B17.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$750M5.2%9.5%
Finance & insurance$353M2.5%8.7%
Professional services$832M5.8%8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade$461M3.2%6.3%
Retail trade$1.2B8.6%5.9%
Information$195M1.4%5.7%
Construction$1.1B7.6%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services$361M2.5%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$391M2.7%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$6M0.0%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture$94M0.6%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
Bay CountyFloridaCentral12005
Washington CountyFloridaOutlying12133