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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!41740=METRO("San Diego, CA")

San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area

The San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 3,298,799 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $331.9 billion that year.

California1 county
GDP, 2024$331.9B#17 of 387 · +5.3% nominal
Income per person, 2024$84,312#26 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.6%#284 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)111.9#6 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$25k$50k$75k$100k19901995200020052010201520202025San Diego, CAUnited States
San Diego, CAUnited States
2.4M2.6M2.8M3M3.2M3.4M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$100B$200B$300B$400B2005201020152020GDP

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$53.1B16.0%13.7%
Government$56.8B17.1%11.1%
Manufacturing$29.9B9.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$12.0B3.6%8.7%
Professional services$40.9B12.3%8.0%
Health care$22.9B6.9%7.5%
Wholesale trade$14.9B4.5%6.3%
Retail trade$18.3B5.5%5.9%
Information$16.0B4.8%5.7%
Construction$14.0B4.2%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$6.1B1.8%3.3%
Accommodation & food$14.0B4.2%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$10.7B3.2%3.0%
Other services$6.6B2.0%2.0%
Management of companies$5.3B1.6%1.8%
Utilities$2.3B0.7%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$129M0.0%1.3%
Education$2.8B0.8%1.1%
Arts & recreation$3.6B1.1%1.0%
Agriculture$1.2B0.4%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
San Diego CountyCaliforniaCentral06073