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CBSA!42020=METRO("San Luis Obispo, CA")
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metro area
The San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 281,843 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $24.5 billion that year.
California1 county
GDP, 2024$24.5B#154 of 387 · +6.2% nominal
Income per person, 2024$77,564#52 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.4%#261 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)108.6#17 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
San Luis Obispo, CAUnited States
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.
| Industry | Value added | Share | US share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $4.4B | 17.8% | 13.7% | ||
| Government | $2.9B | 11.7% | 11.1% | ||
| Manufacturing | $1.3B | 5.5% | 9.5% | ||
| Finance & insurance | $546M | 2.2% | 8.7% | ||
| Professional services | $1.2B | 4.8% | 8.0% | ||
| Health care | $1.7B | 6.9% | 7.5% | ||
| Wholesale trade | $478M | 2.0% | 6.3% | ||
| Retail trade | $1.7B | 7.1% | 5.9% | ||
| Information | $524M | 2.1% | 5.7% | ||
| Construction | $1.5B | 6.0% | 4.3% | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $276M | 1.1% | 3.3% | ||
| Accommodation & food | $1.3B | 5.4% | 3.1% | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $514M | 2.1% | 3.0% | ||
| Other services | $514M | 2.1% | 2.0% | ||
| Management of companies | $86M | 0.4% | 1.8% | ||
| Utilities | $4.5B | 18.4% | 1.6% | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $46M | 0.2% | 1.3% | ||
| Education | $120M | 0.5% | 1.1% | ||
| Arts & recreation | $172M | 0.7% | 1.0% | ||
| Agriculture | $720M | 2.9% | 0.8% |
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.
Counties in the metro area
OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).
| County | State | Type | FIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo County | California | Central | 06079 |