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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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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan area spans 11 counties and had 6,330,422 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $582.1 billion that year.

Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania11 countiesPart of Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
GDP, 2024$582.1B#11 of 387 · +5.0% nominal
Income per person, 2024$80,403#38 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.5%#275 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)102.6#50 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$25k$50k$75k$100k19901995200020052010201520202025Philadelphia, PAUnited States
Philadelphia, PAUnited States
5.2M5.5M5.8M6M6.2M6.5M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$200B$400B$600B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 11 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$48.9B8.4%11.1%
Manufacturing——9.5%
Finance & insurance——8.7%
Professional services$59.4B10.2%8.0%
Health care$57.3B9.8%7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$30.7B5.3%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction——4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$15.3B2.6%3.3%
Accommodation & food$13.3B2.3%3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services$11.7B2.0%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$9.9B1.7%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$388M0.1%1.3%
Education$15.2B2.6%1.1%
Arts & recreation$7.3B1.3%1.0%
Agriculture——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
Bucks CountyPennsylvaniaCentral42017
Burlington CountyNew JerseyCentral34005
Camden CountyNew JerseyCentral34007
Cecil CountyMarylandCentral24015
Chester CountyPennsylvaniaCentral42029
Delaware CountyPennsylvaniaCentral42045
Gloucester CountyNew JerseyCentral34015
Montgomery CountyPennsylvaniaCentral42091
New Castle CountyDelawareCentral10003
Philadelphia CountyPennsylvaniaCentral42101
Salem CountyNew JerseyCentral34033