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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!44300=METRO("State College, PA")

State College, PA metro area

The State College, PA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 159,805 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $11.2 billion that year.

Pennsylvania1 countyPart of State College-DuBois, PA
GDP, 2024$11.2B#257 of 387 · +4.7% nominal
Income per person, 2024$59,069#240 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.3%#67 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)96.8#134 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025State College, PAUnited States
State College, PAUnited States
120K130K140K150K160K170K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B2005201020152020GDP

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$1.5B13.0%13.7%
Government$4.0B35.9%11.1%
Manufacturing$566M5.0%9.5%
Finance & insurance$359M3.2%8.7%
Professional services$622M5.5%8.0%
Health care$1.0B9.0%7.5%
Wholesale trade$136M1.2%6.3%
Retail trade$584M5.2%5.9%
Information$625M5.6%5.7%
Construction$507M4.5%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$183M1.6%3.3%
Accommodation & food$396M3.5%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$169M1.5%3.0%
Other services$215M1.9%2.0%
Management of companies$96M0.9%1.8%
Utilities$33M0.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$94M0.8%1.3%
Education$44M0.4%1.1%
Arts & recreation$64M0.6%1.0%
Agriculture$39M0.3%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Centre CountyPennsylvaniaCentral42027