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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!44100=METRO("Springfield, IL")

Springfield, IL metro area

The Springfield, IL metropolitan area spans 2 counties and had 206,308 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $16.0 billion that year.

Illinois2 countiesPart of Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL
GDP, 2024$16.0B#205 of 387 · +6.9% nominal
Income per person, 2024$63,477#170 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.4%#264 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)92.7#217 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Springfield, ILUnited States
Springfield, ILUnited States
180K190K200K210K220K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B$20B2005201020152020GDP

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$1.8B11.4%13.7%
Government$2.5B15.8%11.1%
Manufacturing$441M2.8%9.5%
Finance & insurance——8.7%
Professional services$870M5.4%8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade$1.1B7.1%6.3%
Retail trade$1.2B7.4%5.9%
Information——5.7%
Construction$588M3.7%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing——3.3%
Accommodation & food$574M3.6%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$497M3.1%3.0%
Other services——2.0%
Management of companies$101M0.6%1.8%
Utilities$212M1.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$27M0.2%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation$120M0.7%1.0%
Agriculture$310M1.9%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
Menard CountyIllinoisOutlying17129
Sangamon CountyIllinoisCentral17167