How will the new administration’s policies affect US metros in 2025?
The major policy proposals planned for the second Trump administration will have mixed implications for the US economy in 2025 and beyond, and the impacts on metro areas will vary significantly. We forecast robust GDP growth across the largest 50 metros in 2025 following a healthy yet disparate 2024. Fiscal stimulus via an extension of the 2017 tax cuts will boost consumer spending next year, generating higher GDP growth for half the metros. We forecast lower job growth in 2025, however, due to weak demographics and fewer healthcare job gains.
Each of the largest 50 metros are forecast to see GDP growth again in 2025. Fueled by their tech sectors, San Jose, Orlando, Seattle, San Francisco, and Austin are forecast to lead GDP growth in 2025. Houston, Detroit, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis are expected to trail.
Following a rough Q4 2024 hampered by two hurricanes and the Boeing strike, we anticipate that all the top 50 metros will add jobs in 2025. Yet fewer than half will see healthier job growth in 2025 than in 2024. Austin, San Antonio, Riverside, Dallas, and Charlotte are forecast to lead growth. Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, Washington, and Cincinnati will trail. Construction job growth differentiates the fast-growing metros from the slow-growing ones.
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