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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!45940=METRO("Trenton, NJ")

Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro area

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 392,138 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $56.8 billion that year.

New Jersey1 countyPart of New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA
GDP, 2024$56.8B#77 of 387 · +4.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$87,068#22 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.3%#340 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)103.2#47 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$25k$50k$75k$100k19901995200020052010201520202025Trenton, NJUnited States
Trenton, NJUnited States
320K340K360K380K400K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$20B$40B$60B2005201020152020GDP

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$5.7B10.1%13.7%
Government$5.4B9.5%11.1%
Manufacturing$13.2B23.2%9.5%
Finance & insurance$3.9B6.9%8.7%
Professional services$7.3B12.9%8.0%
Health care$3.1B5.5%7.5%
Wholesale trade$3.5B6.1%6.3%
Retail trade$2.2B3.8%5.9%
Information$2.1B3.7%5.7%
Construction$1.2B2.1%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$1.0B1.8%3.3%
Accommodation & food$874M1.5%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$1.5B2.7%3.0%
Other services$873M1.5%2.0%
Management of companies$1.5B2.7%1.8%
Utilities$177M0.3%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$6M0.0%1.3%
Education$3.0B5.3%1.1%
Arts & recreation$228M0.4%1.0%
Agriculture$34M0.1%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
Mercer CountyNew JerseyCentral34021