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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!41940=METRO("San Jose, CA")

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 1,995,484 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $441.8 billion that year.

California2 countiesPart of San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA
GDP, 2024$441.8B#13 of 387 · +8.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$154,582#1 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.3%#243 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)110.4#10 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$50k$100k$150k$200k19901995200020052010201520202025San Jose, CAUnited States
San Jose, CAUnited States
1.4M1.6M1.8M2M2.2M1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$200B$400B$600B2005201020152020GDP

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$17.8B4.0%11.1%
Manufacturing$74.2B16.8%9.5%
Finance & insurance$10.4B2.4%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care$20.1B4.5%7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$15.8B3.6%5.9%
Information$102.6B23.2%5.7%
Construction$11.5B2.6%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$2.9B0.7%3.3%
Accommodation & food$6.9B1.6%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$7.8B1.8%3.0%
Other services$3.9B0.9%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities$3.0B0.7%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$75M0.0%1.3%
Education$7.7B1.7%1.1%
Arts & recreation$2.2B0.5%1.0%
Agriculture$809M0.2%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
San Benito CountyCaliforniaOutlying06069
Santa Clara CountyCaliforniaCentral06085