GDP, 2025$478.8B#21 of 51 · 1.6% of US
Real GDP growth, 2025+0.8%#45 of 51 · US +2.3%
Income per person, 2025$71,219#29 of 51 · US $77,028
Unemployment, September 20263.2%#10 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 | $57.1B | 11.9% | −1.8 pp | 37 | ||
| Government | $47.9B | 10.0% | −1.1 pp | 33 | ||
| Manufacturing | $77.2B | 16.1% | +6.6 pp | 4 | ||
| Finance & insurance | $45.9B | 9.6% | +0.9 pp | 14 | ||
| Professional services | $23.8B | 5.0% | −3.0 pp | 38 | ||
| Health care | $41.9B | 8.7% | +1.2 pp | 15 | ||
| Wholesale trade | $29.2B | 6.1% | −0.2 pp | 23 | ||
| Retail trade | $28.2B | 5.9% | 0.0 pp | 28 | ||
| Information | $19.4B | 4.1% | −1.7 pp | 17 | ||
| Construction | $21.9B | 4.6% | +0.2 pp | 26 | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | $14.5B | 3.0% | −0.2 pp | 30 | ||
| Accommodation & food | $14.0B | 2.9% | −0.2 pp | 32 | ||
| Administrative & waste services | $11.3B | 2.4% | −0.6 pp | 43 | ||
| Other services | $10.8B | 2.3% | +0.2 pp | 18 | ||
| Management of companies | $11.7B | 2.4% | +0.6 pp | 10 | ||
| Utilities | $7.2B | 1.5% | −0.1 pp | 40 | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $932M | 0.2% | −1.1 pp | 34 | ||
| Education | $5.1B | 1.1% | −0.1 pp | 19 | ||
| Arts & recreation | $4.1B | 0.9% | −0.2 pp | 30 | ||
| Agriculture | $6.6B | 1.4% | +0.5 pp | 14 |
BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Latest month: September 2026.
Metro areas in Wisconsin
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3,757,952 | $369.3B | $82,844 | 3.7% | |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 1,574,452 | $137.1B | $74,917 | 3.5% | |
| Madison, WI | 707,606 | $71.2B | $79,548 | 2.6% | |
| Green Bay, WI | 334,697 | $28.1B | $66,620 | 2.9% | |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 281,815 | $18.2B | $60,008 | 4.7% | |
| Appleton, WI | 248,992 | $19.5B | $66,637 | 2.8% | |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 198,651 | $11.7B | $65,942 | 3.8% | |
| Eau Claire, WI | 176,153 | $12.3B | $61,655 | 3.2% | |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 173,307 | $13.9B | $62,288 | 2.9% | |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 170,763 | $12.3B | $63,617 | 2.9% | |
| Kenosha, WI | 168,754 | $10.4B | $62,267 | 3.4% | |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 165,461 | $10.8B | $58,844 | 3.5% | |
| Wausau, WI | 139,091 | $11.9B | $65,589 | 2.8% | |
| Sheboygan, WI | 118,331 | $9.4B | $67,247 | 2.8% | |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 104,269 | $6.7B | $62,319 | 3.0% |