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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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Winchester, VA-WV metro area

The Winchester, VA-WV metropolitan area spans 3 counties and had 149,702 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $10.4 billion that year.

Virginia, West Virginia3 countiesPart of Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA
GDP, 2024$10.4B#269 of 387 · +5.3% nominal
Income per person, 2024$64,407#157 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.2%#55 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)96.5#139 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
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80K100K120K140K160K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 3 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$1.3B12.6%13.7%
Government$1.3B12.6%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.8B17.1%9.5%
Finance & insurance$678M6.5%8.7%
Professional services——8.0%
Health care——7.5%
Wholesale trade——6.3%
Retail trade$916M8.8%5.9%
Information$101M1.0%5.7%
Construction——4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$519M5.0%3.3%
Accommodation & food——3.1%
Administrative & waste services——3.0%
Other services$254M2.4%2.0%
Management of companies——1.8%
Utilities——1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$25M0.2%1.3%
Education——1.1%
Arts & recreation——1.0%
Agriculture——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
Frederick CountyVirginiaCentral51069
Hampshire CountyWest VirginiaOutlying54027
Winchester cityVirginiaCentral51840