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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!43900=METRO("Spartanburg, SC")

Spartanburg, SC metro area

The Spartanburg, SC metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 395,934 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $23.9 billion that year.

South Carolina2 countiesPart of Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC
GDP, 2024$23.9B#157 of 387 · +6.3% nominal
Income per person, 2024$55,028#300 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.6%#286 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)91.1#267 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
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250K300K350K400K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$2.9B12.3%13.7%
Government$3.2B13.4%11.1%
Manufacturing$5.5B23.2%9.5%
Finance & insurance$774M3.2%8.7%
Professional services$929M3.9%8.0%
Health care$992M4.2%7.5%
Wholesale trade$2.0B8.2%6.3%
Retail trade$1.8B7.4%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction$1.4B5.8%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$1.3B5.5%3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services$668M2.8%3.0%
Other services——2.0%
Management of companies$312M1.3%1.8%
Utilities$60M0.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$41M0.2%1.3%
Education$230M1.0%1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture$30M0.1%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
Spartanburg CountySouth CarolinaCentral45083
Union CountySouth CarolinaOutlying45087