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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!43640=METRO("Slidell, LA")

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area

The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 277,615 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $17.4 billion that year.

Louisiana1 countyPart of New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS
GDP, 2024$17.4B#195 of 387 · +4.7% nominal
Income per person, 2024$82,398#33 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.9%#173 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.7#218 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$25k$50k$75k$100k19901995200020052010201520202025Slidell, LAUnited States
Slidell, LAUnited States
100K150K200K250K300K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B$20B2005201020152020GDP

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$2.5B14.5%13.7%
Government$1.6B9.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.5B8.8%9.5%
Finance & insurance$910M5.2%8.7%
Professional services$971M5.6%8.0%
Health care$1.4B8.2%7.5%
Wholesale trade$2.6B14.8%6.3%
Retail trade$1.5B8.7%5.9%
Information$248M1.4%5.7%
Construction$940M5.4%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$728M4.2%3.3%
Accommodation & food$624M3.6%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$448M2.6%3.0%
Other services$420M2.4%2.0%
Management of companies$443M2.5%1.8%
Utilities$32M0.2%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$214M1.2%1.3%
Education$96M0.6%1.1%
Arts & recreation$111M0.6%1.0%
Agriculture$18M0.1%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
St. Tammany ParishLouisianaCentral22103