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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!41420=METRO("Salem, OR")

Salem, OR metro area

The Salem, OR metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 443,416 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $27.1 billion that year.

Oregon2 countiesPart of Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA
GDP, 2024$27.1B#143 of 387 · +7.0% nominal
Income per person, 2024$59,546#233 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.0%#325 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)103.6#39 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 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$4.2B15.5%13.7%
Government$6.3B23.3%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.5B5.4%9.5%
Finance & insurance$1.2B4.4%8.7%
Professional services$1.1B4.0%8.0%
Health care$3.3B12.1%7.5%
Wholesale trade$969M3.6%6.3%
Retail trade$1.7B6.3%5.9%
Information$399M1.5%5.7%
Construction$1.6B6.0%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$706M2.6%3.3%
Accommodation & food$724M2.7%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$784M2.9%3.0%
Other services$589M2.2%2.0%
Management of companies$173M0.6%1.8%
Utilities$67M0.2%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$87M0.3%1.3%
Education$251M0.9%1.1%
Arts & recreation$441M1.6%1.0%
Agriculture$1.0B3.8%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
Marion CountyOregonCentral41047
Polk CountyOregonCentral41053