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Information Industry

• Tampa Bay’s information industry employment has remained steady from 2019 to 2024, showing modest recovery after a slight dip in 2022.
• Major metros such as Seattle, Dallas–Fort Worth, and Miami continue to lead the nation, reflecting their mature technology ecosystems.
• Tampa Bay ranks in the middle tier among peer MSAs, performing better than Orlando, St. Louis, and several southeastern metros, but still trailing fast-growing innovation hubs like Austin and Denver.
• The overall regional trend suggests a slow but consistent stabilization in digital and information-driven employment sectors.

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^{About: This indicator measures total civilian employment in the Information Industry, which includes publishing, telecommunications, broadcasting, data processing, and other technology-driven activities. The measure reflects the scale of a region’s technology and digital communications workforce — an important marker of iinnovation capacity and economic diversification. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) , Table S2405 – Industry by Occupation, 1-Year Estimates (2015–2024). Data aggregated at the Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) level for the 20 benchmark regions in the State of the Region framework.}