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Tampa Bay Market Intelligence
& Strategic Insights

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Jennifer Burrington

Vice President, Research and Strategy

Local data and insights that help companies
choose Tampa Bay with confidence.

Tampa Bay’s ecosystem is rapidly evolving — and so are the data insights that define it. Our Market Intelligence hub provides the strategic context, hard data, and benchmark metrics that corporate leaders, site selectors, and investors rely on to evaluate relocation, expansion, and long-term investment decisions.

Our research platform combines national, state, regional, and local-level data, market intelligence, and strategic analysis to help businesses, investors, and community leaders better understand the trends shaping Tampa Bay’s economy

Featured Insights

Stay current on the latest data, strategic analyses, and emerging trends shaping the Tampa Bay region. Featured Insights highlights newly released reports, quarterly snapshots, and timely research designed to help corporate leaders, site selectors, investors, and community stakeholders make informed decisions with confidence.

Talent & Labor Market Intelligence

Understand the workforce dynamics driving Tampa Bay’s growth. Explore labor force trends, demographic shifts, in-migration patterns, occupational concentrations, workforce availability, and industry employment data that provide a deeper view into the region’s evolving talent pipeline and competitive advantages.

Target Industry Intelligence

Dive deeper into the industries fueling Tampa Bay’s economic momentum. These reports provide strategic insights into target sectors, including industry composition, occupational demand, talent alignment, educational pipelines, and competitive positioning to support business recruitment, expansion, and investment decisions.

Real Estate & Development Trends

Track the market conditions shaping business expansion and regional development across Tampa Bay. This section features commercial real estate insights, housing market trends, construction activity, and development patterns that help companies and investors evaluate growth opportunities and long-term market potential.

Q1 2026 Real Estate Market

Q4 2025 Real Estate Market

Q3 2025 Real Estate Market

Economic Performance & Livability

Measure the factors that make Tampa Bay both economically competitive and highly livable. Access key indicators related to economic diversity, cost of living, business climate, regional performance, and quality of life metrics that influence investment decisions and talent attraction alike.

2024 Annual COLI

Q3 2024 COLI

Q2 2024 COLI

2023 Annual COLI

What's New in Tampa Bay?

Over the next five to ten years, thousands of our region’s most experienced workers including welders, technicians, EMTs and paramedics, and other skilled trades professionals are approaching retirement.

If stable local revenues were significantly reduced without an equally dependable replacement, those ratings could come under pressure.

The quality of our workforce has attracted hundreds of companies to our market and fueled the growth of thousands more. Even more impressive than the caliber of Hillsborough County’s workforce is its productivity.

The quality of our workforce has attracted hundreds of companies to our market and fueled the growth of thousands more. Even more impressive than the caliber of Hillsborough County’s workforce is its productivity.

Cost of Living in Tampa Bay

Compare Tampa Bay with where you correctly live and see how far your salary will go.