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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!49420=METRO("Yakima, WA")

Yakima, WA metro area

The Yakima, WA metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 258,523 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $13.3 billion that year.

Washington1 county
GDP, 2024$13.3B#226 of 387 · +0.9% nominal
Income per person, 2024$54,713#302 of 387
Unemployment, 20255.9%#363 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)95.5#157 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Yakima, WAUnited States
Yakima, WAUnited States
180K200K220K240K260K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$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$1.6B12.3%13.7%
Government$2.2B16.5%11.1%
Manufacturing$1.2B9.2%9.5%
Finance & insurance$387M2.9%8.7%
Professional services$410M3.1%8.0%
Health care$1.6B12.2%7.5%
Wholesale trade$1.1B8.2%6.3%
Retail trade$1.3B9.9%5.9%
Information$185M1.4%5.7%
Construction$494M3.7%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$506M3.8%3.3%
Accommodation & food$460M3.4%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$217M1.6%3.0%
Other services$333M2.5%2.0%
Management of companies$112M0.8%1.8%
Utilities$30M0.2%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$15M0.1%1.3%
Education$104M0.8%1.1%
Arts & recreation$112M0.8%1.0%
Agriculture$872M6.5%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
Yakima CountyWashingtonCentral53077