GDP, 2025$892.3B#10 of 51 · 2.9% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+3.2%#5 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$88,944#8 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20264.8%#45 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Current dollarsReal, 2017 dollars
BEA, GDP by state (SAGDP1). 2025 is the latest annual estimate.
Industries, 2025
Value added by industry and its share of the state economy; rank among 51 by share.
| Industry | Value added | Share | vs US share | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $114.7B | 12.9% | −0.9 pp | 26 | ||
| Government | $99.0B | 11.1% | 0.0 pp | 22 | ||
| Manufacturing | $62.4B | 7.0% | −2.5 pp | 38 | ||
| Finance & insurance | $31.8B | 3.6% | −5.1 pp | 50 | ||
| Professional services | $71.7B | 8.0% | +0.1 pp | 14 | ||
| Health care | $54.4B | 6.1% | −1.4 pp | 46 | ||
| Wholesale trade | $48.0B | 5.4% | −0.9 pp | 33 | ||
| Retail trade | $84.1B | 9.4% | +3.6 pp | 1 | ||
| Information | $160.0B | 17.9% | +12.2 pp | 1 | ||
| Construction | $35.2B | 3.9% | −0.4 pp | 38 | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $27.5B | 3.1% | −0.2 pp | 29 | ||
| Accommodation & food | $24.4B | 2.7% | −0.4 pp | 40 | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $23.2B | 2.6% | −0.4 pp | 39 | ||
| Other services | $16.8B | 1.9% | −0.2 pp | 40 | ||
| Management of companies | $12.2B | 1.4% | −0.4 pp | 30 | ||
| Utilities | $7.9B | 0.9% | −0.8 pp | 51 | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $494M | 0.1% | −1.2 pp | 46 | ||
| Education | $4.3B | 0.5% | −0.7 pp | 46 | ||
| Arts & recreation | $6.1B | 0.7% | −0.4 pp | 39 | ||
| Agriculture | $8.1B | 0.9% | +0.1 pp | 23 |
BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.
Metro areas in Washington
Metro areas with at least one county in the state; multi-state metros are shown in full. Sums of BEA county estimates, 2024.
| Metro area | Population | GDP | Income per person | Unemployment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 4,145,494 | $604.1B | $104,529 | 4.6% | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2,537,904 | $225.3B | $77,871 | 4.9% | |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 604,962 | $41.8B | $61,022 | 4.4% | |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 319,428 | $22.7B | $56,967 | 4.9% | |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 302,912 | $21.6B | $69,277 | 4.4% | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 281,420 | $18.3B | $77,564 | 4.2% | |
| Yakima, WA | 258,523 | $13.3B | $54,713 | 5.9% | |
| Bellingham, WA | 234,954 | $20.6B | $65,622 | 4.4% | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 132,736 | $9.6B | $71,399 | 4.7% | |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 127,023 | $10.0B | $65,987 | 4.7% | |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 113,982 | $7.2B | $59,669 | 5.3% | |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 65,370 | $4.1B | $60,086 | 3.6% | |
| Walla Walla, WA | 62,068 | $4.6B | $58,985 | 4.1% |